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"Mediating international conflicts: Can the European Union do it effectively? Institutional Reform and its Impact on the Wars in the Former Yugoslavia between 1991-2001"

Grieshofer, Ulrike. (2001) "Mediating international conflicts: Can the European Union do it effectively? Institutional Reform and its Impact on the Wars in the Former Yugoslavia between 1991-2001". In: UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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    Abstract

    This paper will thus analyze the effectiveness of the European Union to intervene in the wars in the Balkans. I will argue that in 1991 the Union was not yet ready for an efficient and effective crisis management. This was the case, because the legal structure did not provide the necessary powers for the Member States to take appropriate action. The major constraints were, therefore, inherent to its institutional nature. I will illustrate these problems with the wars in the Former Yugoslavia. Gradually, from war to war and from new legal structure to new legal structure the Union evolved and as a positive result became more effective. Nevertheless, the processes of reform are slow and I will elaborate the institutional inefficiencies that still impede rapid action in 2001.

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    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-South-Eastern Europe (Balkans)
    Countries > Kosovo
    Countries > Serbia/Montenegro (to June 2006)
    Countries > Yugoslavia (former)
    EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > general
    EU policies and themes > External relations > conflict resolution/crisis management
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Conference: European Union Studies Association (EUSA) > Biennial Conference > 2001 (7th), May 31-June 2, 2001
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 03 May 2006
    Page Range: p. 139
    Last Modified: 15 Feb 2011 17:21
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2092

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