Research Article

The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?

Volume: 14 Number: 27 December 10, 2020
  • Vasileios Mıgkos
  • Murat Önsoy
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The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?

Abstract

Despite the European Union (EU)-sponsored economic and political reforms, the Western Balkans has made little to no progress in several fields, including post-conflict reconciliation, post-socialist economic transformation, and democracy. This situation threatens both regional stability and, more importantly, the EU integration process in the region. On the other hand, the EU is in crisis and its enlargement policy has lost its momentum. If alternative policies are not put in place in the Western Balkans, it would once again be dragged into a whirlpool of conflict. This study asserts that the EU Strategy for Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), which is a Macro-Regional Strategy could serve as a more realistic integration tool in the Western Balkans and an alternative for EU membership.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Vasileios Mıgkos This is me
0000-0002-5663-7110
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 10, 2020

Submission Date

July 4, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 5, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 27

APA
Mıgkos, V., & Önsoy, M. (2020). The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış, 14(27), 151-173. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.838966
AMA
1.Mıgkos V, Önsoy M. The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2020;14(27):151-173. doi:10.19060/gav.838966
Chicago
Mıgkos, Vasileios, and Murat Önsoy. 2020. “The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 14 (27): 151-73. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.838966.
EndNote
Mıgkos V, Önsoy M (December 1, 2020) The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış 14 27 151–173.
IEEE
[1]V. Mıgkos and M. Önsoy, “The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?”, Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 14, no. 27, pp. 151–173, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.19060/gav.838966.
ISNAD
Mıgkos, Vasileios - Önsoy, Murat. “The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 14/27 (December 1, 2020): 151-173. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.838966.
JAMA
1.Mıgkos V, Önsoy M. The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2020;14:151–173.
MLA
Mıgkos, Vasileios, and Murat Önsoy. “The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans?”. Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 14, no. 27, Dec. 2020, pp. 151-73, doi:10.19060/gav.838966.
Vancouver
1.Vasileios Mıgkos, Murat Önsoy. The European Union Strategy for the Adriatic- Ionian Region: An Alternative to the European Integration in the Western Balkans? Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2020 Dec. 1;14(27):151-73. doi:10.19060/gav.838966