Balkan Political Cooperation: Internal Impulses and External Factors

Authors

  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Maria Bakalova Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, UNWE Author
  • Prof. Dr Anton Parvanov Department of International Relations, Faculty of International Economics and Politics, UNWE Author

Keywords:

Regional political cooperation, The balkans, External (f)actors
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Abstract

The paper studies regional cooperation on the Balkans seeking positive instances back in history and focusing on the developments since the end of the Cold war. It seeks to answer the question “Why Balkan political cooperation has been thwarting in the last three decades?” Mostly answers are sought in historical past and experience from previous interactions and/or influence and intervention from extra-regional (f)actors. Our claim, however, is that answers should also be sought on regional and internal political level in the motivation and behavior of regional actors.

References

D Bechev (2011). Constructing South East Europe: the politics of Balkan regional cooperation. Palgrave Macmillan. URL: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9780230306318

M Todorova (2009). imagining the Balkans. New York: Oxford University Press. URL: https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=IXw7DwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR13&dq=Imagining+the+Balkans+Todorova&ots=eqW1JMiySK&sig=HQwRGnjwxwMn7ytjas2h88_uum8

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Published

2019-11-21

Issue

No. 3 (2019)

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Copyright (c) 2019 Maria Bakalova, Anton Parvanov (Author)

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How to Cite

Bakalova, M., & Parvanov, A. (2019). Balkan Political Cooperation: Internal Impulses and External Factors. Research Papers, 3, 229-246. https://bjiep.e-dnrs.org/index.php/rp/article/view/5462