Essays about: "Western Serbia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Western Serbia.
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1. Serbia as a Geopolitical Partner : In between East and West
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The major changes in the global political sphere, where borders between East and West are being strongly defined, influences of course foreign policies, that are aimed to target such changes, however, it is not always clear how countries are able to choose a geopolitical side, and if neutral, to justify its engagement with both sides. Especially after the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine, have had implications on the cooperation between Russia and the EU. READ MORE
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2. What does the identity politics problems in the regional relations of the Republic of Serbia tell us about the European integration process of this country?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The Western Balkans have been gripped by turbulent policies and relations in the region for the past 25 years. The Republic of Serbia, as a country responsible for many of the armed conflicts of the 1990s, is today a country that is largely conducting accession negotiations with the European Union towards membership. READ MORE
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3. Urban development consequences of the riverine floods in the Western Balkans: Analysing Belgrade
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och SamhällssäkerhetAbstract : Rapid urbanisation coupled with unplanned development create the perfect recipe for a disaster, the risk of which has increased with climate change-related uncertainties. Belgrade’s high population growth rate and exposure to riverine flooding presents such a case. READ MORE
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4. Building a Railway to Europe. Consequences of Chinese Investment to Serbia’s EU-Association Process.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The issue addressed in this study is the consequences of China’s investments in Serbia. The purpose of this topic is to examine the development of Serbia’s alignment to the European Union (EU) association reforms. The theoretical framework comes from the diffusion and the dependency theory, which both build on previous research. READ MORE
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5. Representing the Western Balkans, Post-war Understandings : A discourse analysis of contemporary representations of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia in UK press media
University essay from Lunds universitet/EuropastudierAbstract : During the war in Bosnia in the 1990s, and the Wars of Yugoslav Succession more widely, ‘balkanist’ views, which hold the people of the Balkans as backwards and violent, were widespread in debates in the UK. Using theories of ‘balkanism’ as developed by scholars such as Maria Todorova, Andrew Hammond, and Lene Hansen this thesis explores how the countries heavily involved in the Bosnian War–Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia–are represented in the UK press media in a postwar context between 2011 and 2018, and how these representations are used in arguments about the position of these countries in relation to Europe and the EU. READ MORE
