"The book investigates the scope and limitations of the transformative power of EU enlargement in the Western Balkans.The extension of EU enlargement policy to the Western Balkans has generated high expectations that enlargement will regulate democratic institution-building and foster reform,...

This book is about transformation in the framework of European integration. Specifically, the path of the Balkans to European integration is outlined, although the track is admittedly uncertain. The Balkan countries have acquired particular importance since the 1990s due to their domestic...