New article by Senem Aydın-Duzgit

Lost in Europeanisation: The Western Balkans and Turkey
GERGANA NOUTCHEVA and SENEM AYDIN-DUZGIT

The article analyses the EU’s impact on the rule of law in the Western Balkans and
Turkey. It enquires into the reasons behind the patchy record of rule-of-law reforms in
Turkey, Croatia and Albania by examining judicial reforms in response to the EU
accession requirements. It argues that a credible EU accession perspective and an
adequate degree of state capacity are necessary but not sufficient conditions for
explaining the fluctuations in the rule-of-law standards in EU accession countries. The
genuine, partial or non-alignment of the ruling elites’ domestic incentives with the EU
incentives is a key determinant of rule-of-law trends in the Western Balkans and Turkey.


Lost in Europeanisation: The Western Balkans and Turkey