ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) revived the enlargement process in response to the
Russia-Ukraine war. That reaction compares to how the EU utilized this process following …

Despite the enormous inflow of international assistance to the Western Balkans over the last
25 years, the intended state-building efforts have only had partial success and great …

This article proposes the new concept of societal capture for analyzing informal practices
implemented by political elites in Western Balkan societies. In contrast to the notion of state …

ABSTRACT The European Union has been praised for successfully promoting democracy
through its political accession conditionality by incentivizing Central and Eastern European …

The 2020 elections in Serbia were held on 21st of June, as the first elections in Europe since
the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. The pre-electoral period was marked by the …

Can the theory of autocracy promotion learn something from the most recent erosion in
democracy seen across the Western Balkans (WB)? The case of the WB is interesting …

In recent years, researchers have investigated many cases of new left social
movements'“electoral turns” in relatively favourable contexts that are open for new actors …

The article concludes the Special Issue, Illiberal Politics in Southeast Europe, on the retreat
of liberal democracy in the region. It focuses on the central themes that link all the papers …

Participation in the local public finance decision-making process in Serbia is not a new
concept as it was implemented even during the 'Titoistic'period. However, direct participation …

This article investigates the effects of Serbian semi-presidentialism and the proportional
representation electoral system on democratic performances. Both electoral and political …