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EUROPOLITY, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2015 EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 4 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 4 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL STUDIES AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION EUROPOLITY Continuity and Change in European Governance Vol. 9, no. 2 (New Series), 2015 Centre for European Studies 3 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 Founding Director: Iordan Bărbulescu Director: George Anglițoiu Editor-in-Chief: Oana – Andreea Ion Guest editors of the 2015(2) issue: Monica Oproiu, Miruna Troncotă Executive editors: Mihai Cercel, Radu Ungureanu Book review editor: Radu Cucută Section editors: • European Studies: Ioana Dodi • Evaluation: Ioana Melenciuc, Monica Chiffa • International Relations: Ana-Maria Costea, Mihaela Pădureanu Editorial Board: Clayton Daniel Allen (Bush School of Government and Andreea Iancu (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi) Public Service, Texas A&M University) Robert Tyler Jones (Bush School of Government and Public Mihail Caradaică (National University of Political Studies Service, Texas A&M University) and Public Administration, Bucharest) Juan Andrés Ligero Lasa (Charles III University of Madrid) Răzvan Călin (National University of Political Studies and Gabriel Micu (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest) Public Administration, Bucharest) Cristina Dogot (University of Oradea) Gabriela Mihailovici (National Bank of Romania) Radu Dudău (University of Bucharest) Mihai Bogdan Popescu (National University of Political Dacian Duna (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest) Iulian Fota („Mihai Viteazul” National Intelligence Adrian Popoviciu (University of Oradea) Academy) Constantin Țoca (University of Oradea) Editorial Staff: Graphic designer: Alexandra Prelipceanu Scientific Board: Nader Ahmadi (University of Gävle) Ioan Mircea Pașcu (European Parliament, Enrique Banus (International University of Catalonia, Brussels/Strasbourg) Barcelona) Nicolae Păun (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) Cezar Birzea (National University of Political Studies and Beatriz Peluffo (Central University of Chile, Santiago de Public Administration, Bucharest) Chile) Mircea Brie (University of Oradea) George Poede (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi) Daniel J. Caron (École nationale d’administration publique, Joaquin Roy (University of Miami) Quebec) Andrzej Rychard (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology - Hector Casanueva Ojeda (Latin American Centre for Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) Relations with Europe, Santiago de Chile) Jonathan Scheele (St. Anthony’s College, Oxford Daniel Dăianu (Romanian Academy) University) Cristina Dallara (University of Bologna) Vasile Secăreș (Romanian Banking Institute) Kozma Gabor (University of Debrecen) Stefan Sjöberg (University of Gävle) Ioan Horga (University of Oradea) George Voicu (National University of Political Studies and Adrian Ivan (Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca) Public Administration, Bucharest) Philippe Le Guen (Director - Association and Home of J. Peter Volten (University of Groningen) Monnet, Paris) Laurence Whitehead (Nuffield College, Oxford Ioannis Lianos (University College London) University) Francisco Aldecoa Luzzaraga (Complutense University of Madrid) Józef Niżnik (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology - Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw) EUROPOLITY - Continuity and Change in European Governance is edited by the Department of International Relations and European Integration (DRIIE) – National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), through the Centre for European Studies Address: 30A Expoziției Bvd., Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.europolity.eu EUROPOLITY - Continuity and Change in European Governance is published by C.H. Beck (Romania) Publishing House Address: 2 Nuțu Ion Str., Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania Phone: 00 40 21.410.08.47. Fax: 00 40 21.410.08.48 E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.beck.ro Copyright © 2015 C.H. Beck (Romania) Publishing House; Centre for European Studies – DRIIE, SNSPA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the publisher or the editor. ISSN (print) 2344-2247; ISSN (online) 2344-2255; ISSN-L 2344-2247 The Journal is indexed in CEEOL, DOAJ, EBSCO, HeinOnline, RePEc, SSRN, and Ulrichsweb. *** The views expressed in the articles, reviews and other contributions which appear in the journal are the responsibility of the individual authors and do not reflect the views of either the publisher or the editor. 4 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 CONTENTS SPECIAL SECTION – THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WESTERN BALKANS FOREWORD Monica OPROIU and Miruna TRONCOTĂ 7 THE EU APPROACH TO THE WESTERN BALKANS: A SECURITY OR POLITICAL ISSUE? Ruth FERERRO-TURRIÓN 11 MEDIA FREEDOM - A CHALLENGE IN KOSOVO’S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS Afrim HOTI and Dren GËRGURI 29 THE ROMANIAN CONSTITUTIONAL DISCOURSE BETWEEN MODERNIZATION AND EUROPENIZATION Dragoș IONIȚĂ 47 CHANGING FROM WITHIN? THE INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS OF EU ENLARGEMENT Velibor JAKOVLESKI 83 THE WESTERN BALKANS BETWEEN INTERNAL TRANSITIONS AND THE EU INTEGRATION PROCESS Elira LULI 111 THE IMPACT OF EU CONDITIONALITY IN THE WESTERN BALKANS. A COMPARATIVE APPROACH: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – BULGARIA Octavia MOISE 127 CURRENT CHALLENGES FOR EU COHERENCE IN PROMOTING THE RULE OF LAW IN KOSOVO Monica OPROIU 147 BOOK REVIEW - Gabriela Horoşanu. 2014. NATO-EU: A Smarter Collaboration, Bucharest, Tritonic Publishing House, 194 pages, ISBN: 978-606-8571-41-6. Monica OPROIU 179 BOOK REVIEW - Dan D. Lazea. 2014. Suveranitatea statelor si integrarea europeana a Balcanilor: cazul Serbiei (The Sovereignty of States and the European Integration of the Balkans: The case of Serbia), Timișoara, Western University Publishing House, 257 pages, ISBN: 978-973-125-440-1. Oana C. POPA 185 BOOK REVIEW - Miruna Troncotă. 2014. Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Critical Case Study of Europeanization, Bucharest, Tritonic Publishing House, 327 pages, ISBN: 978-606-8571-36-2. Radu Sebastian UNGUREANU 189 * GENERAL SECTION BENEFICIARIES OF THE SECOND ORDER ELECTION MODEL: RADICAL RIGHT PARTIES IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Luiza – Maria FILIMON 193 MORE EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: THE CASE OF UKRAINE Mihaela – Adriana PĂDUREANU 225 MIGRATION, A CURRENT ISSUE: THE CRISIS OF TODAY, THE CHALLENGE OF TOMORROW Radu PĂTRAȘCU 241 CLAUSEWITZ VERSUS WOLFOWITZ. IRRECONCILABLE PARADIGMS Fernando PONZ CANTÓ 265 BOOK REVIEW - The Romanian Journal of European Affairs, Vol. 15, No.3, September 2015, 95 pages. ISSN print: 1582-8271, ISSN online: 1841-4273 Dacian DUNA 281 Call for papers – Vol. 10, no. 1, 2016 291 5 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 SPECIAL SECTION: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WESTERN BALKANS FOREWORD Monica OPROIU, Guest Editor [email protected] Miruna TRONCOTӐ, Guest Editor [email protected] National University of Political Studies and Public Administration Bucharest/Romania The first part of this volume contains a selection of the academic contributions presented at the international conference “The European Union and the Western Balkans – Between Lessons Learned and Innovative Ways Forward”, organised on 17 June 2015 at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest by the Department of International Relations and European Integration (DRIIE). The event was an opportunity to bring together young researchers from Romania, the Western Balkans and EU member states in order to explore the main achievements, failures and limitations of the last two decades of EU foreign, security and enlargement policy in the Western Balkans (1995-2015). Its aim was to highlight to what extent the European Union has succeeded or failed in each country of the region, and why there are differences among the region, thus encouraging a comparative perspective. The presentations touched a very diverse set of topics such as: EU enlargement in the Western Balkan – between a “freeze” of the process and a continuation by other means, rule of law assistance in the Western Balkans and the rise of the “new approach to enlargement”, comparative studies on the impact of conditionality on domestic political outcomes and the current political and security issues in the Western Balkans. The conference concept had two departing points: on the one hand, the perceived “freeze” in the enlargement process following the appointment of the new Juncker Commission in 2014 and on the other hand the potential impact of the latest events in Ukraine on the Western Balkans region. When Jean-Claude Juncker was elected President of the European Commission in 2014 with the self-assumed mission to create “A new start for 7 Continuity and Change in European Governance EUROPOLITY, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015 Europe”, he announced that no new members would join the European Union in the following five years, but that enlargement negotiations would continue, because there were countries which needed a credible European perspective, especially in the Western Balkans. While this approach initially sparked fears that
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