EU Enlargement and Civil Society in the Western Balkans - Natasha Wunsch Gebunden

This book examines civil society empowerment during the EU enlargement process. Building on extensive fieldwork it compares mobilisation around rule of law issues in Croatia Montenegro and Serbia. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the top-down impact of EU support it demonstrates NGOs¿ agency and analyses their shifting strategies throughout the membership negotiations. Its approach and findings will appeal to scholars and advanced students of EU integration social movements and the politics of South East Europe.