This book contains collection of articles which provide policy implications related to the problem of achieving substantive reform on the basis of harmonising legislation in Western Balkan (WB) countries with the standards of the European Union (EU).

Autorentext

Eric Gordy is Professor of Political and Cultural Sociology at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. His research concentrates on everyday life, political culture, and social and cultural dynamics in the states of Southeast Europe. Adnan Efendic is Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo. His research focuses on the effects of formal and informal institutions in economics, on migration and development, with particular focus on the Western Balkans.

Inhalt

Engaging Policy to Address Gaps Between Formality and Informality in the Western Balkans - Europeanisation and Institutionalisation of EU Rules in the Western Balkans - Implementation and Enforcement of EU Rules in South East Europe - The Cost of Informal Networking in the Western Balkans Region Matters! - How to Sustainably Decrease Clientelism and Ensure Fair Political Competition in the WB? The Case for Introducing Standing Parliamentary Committees - Leaders' Meetings: Facilitating or Replacing the Formal Political Processes in the Western Balkan Countries? - Informality and Everyday Life: How 'Things Get Done' in Contemporary Western Balkan Societies - Formal and Informal Institutions in Policy - Evidence from South East Europe