Challenges of Democracy in the European Union and its Neighbors Aylin Ünver Noi and Sasha Toperich Editors Center for Transatlantic Relations Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University Aylin Ünver Noi and Sasha Toperich, eds. Challenges of Democracy in the European Union and its Neighbors Washington, DC: Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2016. © Center for Transatlantic Relations, 2016 Center for Transatlantic Relations The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies The Johns Hopkins University 1717 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 525 Washington, DC 20036 Tel: (202) 663-5880 Fax: (202) 663-5879 Email:
[email protected] http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu ISBN 13: 978-0-9907720-6 Cover image: Shutterstock.com Contents Preface . .v Acknowledgements . .vii List of Abbreviations . .ix Tables and Figures . .xi Introduction . .xiii Aylin Ünver Noi and Sasha Toperich Part I Challenges Of Democracy In The European Union Chapter 1 . .3 The Conceptual Challenge to Transnational Democracy in the European Union Mario Telò Chapter 2 . .25 Racism in Europe: A Challenge for Democracy Leila Hadj-Abdou Part II Challenges Of Democracy In The Aspirant Countries Chapter 3 . .45 Challenges of Democracy in Turkey: Europeanization, Modernization and Securitization Revisited Aylin Ünver Noi Chapter 4 . .75 Challenges of Democracy in Serbia Daniel Serwer Chapter 5 . .93 Challenges of Democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sasha Toperich and Mak Kamenica iv CHALLENGES OF DEMOCRACY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEIGHBORS Part III Challenges of Democracy in the Neighborhood of the European Union Chapter 6 . .109 Rethinking the European Union’s Neighborhood Policy Michael Leigh Chapter 7 . .123 Challenges of Democracy in the Caucasus Alex Sokolowski Chapter 8 .