Europeanization of the Western Balkans

The book analyses the changing roles of international agencies, governmental bodies, non-governmental organisations, and local communities around major road-building environmental impact assessment processes in order to examine whether the influence of the European Union has transformed environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Serbia.

This book is successful in its goal of offering an empirical understanding of the Europeanisation of environmental governance in the Western Balkans. Its well-articulated arguments and intensive empirical research make the book a crucial contribution to the recent literature on the 'domestic turn' in the Western Balkans and will help readers better comprehend the Europeanisation process in that region. This book will definitely be of interest to students of international relations, comparative European politics and environmental politics. (Alper Almaz, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 69 (10), December, 2017)

Autorentext

Adam Fagan is Professor of European Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and Professorial Fellow at the London School of Economic and Political Science. He is the author of Environment and Democracy in the Czech Republic (2004) and Europe's Balkan Dilemma (2010).

Indraneel Sircar is a Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the School of Politics and International Relations, Queen Mary University of London. His research focuses on the Europeanization of environmental governance and rule of law in the Western Balkans. He has published articles in European Union Politics, Party Politics, and Environmental Politics.

Inhalt

List of tables

1. Europeanizing environmental governance

2. The Curious Case of Bosnia-Herzegovina

3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes in BiH
4. From pariah to partner? The case of Serbia
5. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes in Serbia
   Conclusion
   Bibliography