EFSPS - Western Balkan

People

The listed members of the EFSPS program have a deep understanding in the area of Western Balkan

Projects

The following projects by EFSPS members are in the context of Western Balkan

Enhancing ESDP on the Ground. Towards a Differentiated Strategy for Plausible Scenarios of Military Intervention by Maximilian Bornefeld-Ettmann

The EU and its ESDP (European Security and Defence Policy) have assumed increasing responsibility for stability generating measures in post-conflict societies such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. EU- and NATO-led ... read more

Policy Learning in the European Union on Civilian Crisis Management: The Case of Externally Assisted Police Reform by Isabelle Ioannides

Over the years, the European Union has asserted itself as a serious political actor to be contemplated with. It is becoming increasingly involved in civilian crisis management, including police reform ... read more

The Effectiveness of European Foreign and Security Policy: Evaluating and Explaining Crisis Management in the Balkans by Tobias Heider

The objective of the research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of European crisis management during the Bosnian conflict 1991-1994. The research design relies on an analytical framework which is ... read more

Publications

Several publications by EFSPS members are in the area of Western Balkan

• Heider, Tobias (2010): Die Wirksamkeit von EPZ- und GASP-Krisenmanagement in Bosnien-Herzegowina 1991-1994, Dissertation, Freie Universtät Berlin
• Juncos, Ana E. (2009): Of Cops and Robbers: European Union Policy and the Problem of Organized Crime in Bosnia Herzegovina, in B. Balamir-Coskun and B. Demirtas-Coskun (eds) Neighborhood Challenge: The European Union and its Neighbors, Boca Raton: Universal Publishers, pp. 47-68
• Ioannides, Isabelle (2009): “Book Review: Democratisation and the Prevention of Violent Conflict: Lessons Learned from Bulgaria and Macedonia (J. Engström)”, The Cyprus Review
• Schroeder, Ursula / Friesendorf, Cornelius (2009): Statebuilding and Organized Crime. Implementing the International Law Enforcement Agenda in Bosnia, in: Journal of International Relations and Development 12(2): 137-167
• Heider, Tobias (2009): A Passport To Division, European Voice
• Heider, Tobias (2009): Evaluating the CFSP/ESDP: A plea for theory-driven comparative studies, Eyes On Europe Issue 11
• Baracani, Elena (2008): EU Democratic Rule of Law Promotion, in A. Magen and L. Morlino (eds) International Actors, Democratization and the Rule of Law: Anchoring Democracy, London: Routledge.
• Frappi, Carlo / Giovanni Ercolani (2008): “Il Mar Nero allargato: una scacchiera alle porte dell’Europa” [Wider Black Sea: a chessboard at Europe’s doorstep], Rivista Militare, no.1/2008
• Bornefeld-Ettmann, Maximilian (2008): "Einsatzländer-Monitor - Informationen für den Einsatz" (Bibliography on Afghanistan, Kosovo etc.), http://www.sicherheitspolitik.de/index.php?id=bsh-publikationen-elm&L=0
• Gross, Eva (2007): EU Foreign Policy towards the Balkans, In Musu and Casarini, eds. The Road Towards Convergence: European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System. Basingstoke, Palgrave
• Adebahr, Cornelius (2007): Prüfstein Kosovo, DGAP-Standpunkt, September 2007
• Juncos, Ana E. (2007): Cometh the “hour of Europe”, cometh the institutions? Coherence and effectiveness of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1991-2006), Loughborough University PhD Thesis
• Michael Emerson / Gross, Eva (2007): Evaluating the EU’s Crisis Missions in the Balkans, CEPS Paperback
• Gross, Eva (2007): Civilian and Military Missions in the Western Balkans., Emerson and Gross, Evaluating the EU’s Crisis Missions in the Balkans. CEPS Paperback: 115-137
• Ioannides, Isabelle (2007): ‘European Policing’? A Critical Analysis of EU Crisis Management Efforts in the Western Balkans, in ASN Conference Proceedings “Globalisation, Nationalism and Ethnic Conflicts in the Balkans and Its Regional Context”. Belgrade: Forum for Ethnic Relations.
• Ioannides, Isabelle (2007): Police Mission in Macedonia , in M. Emerson and E. Gross (eds) Evaluating the EU’s Crisis Management Missions in the Balkans. Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies, pp. 81-126. Available at www.ceps.eu
• Ioannides, Isabelle (2007): "Book Review: More than the Break-up of Yugoslavia", Peace, Conflict and Development: An Interdisciplinary Journal 10, March 2007. Available at www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk
• Baracani, Elena (2007): L’Unione europea: àncora per la democrazia?, SSDD Working Paper, 3-2007.
• Juncos, Ana E. (2007): Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Emerson, M. and Gross, E. (ed.), Evaluating the EU's Crisis Missions in the Balkans, Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), pp. 46-80
• Juncos, Ana E. (2007): Civil-military co-ordination in Security Sector Reform: experiences from EU crisis management policies, in Britz, M. (ed.) The European Union and Security Sector Reform, Stockholm, Swedish National Defence College, pp. 53-66.
• Baracani, Elena (2006): L’Unione Europea e la Promozione della Democrazia. I casi di Turchia e Serbia [The European Union and Democracy Promotion. The Cases of Turkey and Serbia], PhD Thesis, University of Florence