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The EU and the Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans

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DOI10.1177/2041905818764698
AuthorJasmin Mujanović
Date01 March 2018
Published date01 March 2018
APRIL 2018 • POLITICAL INSIGHT 9
The EU and the
Crisis of Democracy
in the Balkans
Almost two decades after the end of the Yugoslav Wars, most
Western Balkans states are ruled by political strongmen and mired
in corruption. The European Union has pledged to expand to include
the region but Brussels has failed to challenge local elites or encourage
grassroots alternatives to the status quo. Jasmin Mujanović reports.
The Knez Mihailova promenade is
Belgrade’s main shopping area.
Walk into any of the half dozen or so
bookshops that dot the perimeter
of the city’s pedestrian centre and you will
nd in each a section on Russia, its history, its
past and current leaders, and, specically, its
supposedly millennial links to Serbia and the
Serbian people. With your stack of Vladimir
Putin biographies, you might next consider
popping into any of the nearby kiosks where
you can procure a shirt or sweater with the
Russian President’s likeness, or, if you prefer,
the likeness of the war criminals Radovan
Karadžić or Ratko Mladić. Memorabilia of the
architect of Yugoslavia’s dissolution, Slobodan
Milošević, are a bit trickier to nd but ask
politely and most of the vendors will show
you a drawer full of ‘Slobo’ gear at the ready.
© Press Association
Political Insight April 2018.indd 9 19/02/2018 11:19

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