EU state-building and enlargement policies on democracy in Western Balkans

We have our very own IGE Democratisation Bureau Officer, Adrian Waters, who will be moderating the event!

In this event, four experts will discuss the impact of the EU state-building and enlargement policies on the democratisation processes of the Western Balkan countries from different theoretical and national perspectives in order to provide a broad picture of the political and social situation in the region. Most importantly, it will be an opportunity to talk about the EU’s behaviour towards states within its sphere of influence and the lack of realistic enlargement prospects.

We have Professor Marie-Janine Calic of East and South East European History at the University of Munich. She worked and consulted for the Special Coordinator of the Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe in Brussels, UNPROFOR-Headquarters in Zagreb, and the ICTY in The Hague, Dr. Biljana Vankovska, a Full Professor at the Institute for Security, Defence and Peace at the University “St. Cyril and Methodius” in Skopje, North Macedonia joining us to provide their knowledge and insights on the topic;; Dr. Florian Bieber (PhD, University of Vienna), a Professor of Southeast European History and Politics and Director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Austria; and
Dr. Soeren Keil is the Academic Head of the International Research and Consulting Center at the Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg in Switzerland.