Does NATO Enlargement Spread Democracy? The Democratic Stabilization of Western Balkan Countries

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk a Markéta STIXOVÁ. Does NATO Enlargement Spread Democracy? The Democratic Stabilization of Western Balkan Countries. Středoevropské politické studie. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU Brno, 2012, roč. 2012, č. 1, s. 1-34. ISSN 1212-7817.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Does NATO Enlargement Spread Democracy? The Democratic Stabilization of Western Balkan Countries

Název česky

Přispívá rozšiřování NATO k šíření demokracie? Demokratická stabilizace západního Balkánu

Autoři

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí) a Markéta STIXOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí)

Vydání

Středoevropské politické studie, Brno, Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU Brno, 2012, 1212-7817

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50601 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00057979

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova česky

NATO enlargement; democratization; Western Balkans

Klíčová slova anglicky

rozšiřování NATO; demokratizace; západní Balkán

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

This article deals with NATO enlargement toward Western Balkan countries and tries to answer the question of whether NATO enlargement has contributed to the democratic stabilization of the Western Balkans. The authors conclude that NATO has truly contributed to the democratic stabilization of candidate countries. Nevertheless, we have no evidence supporting the thesis that the democratic stabilization of Albania, Croatia, or Macedonia is progressing solely due to the NATO enlargement policy; it is not clear that NATO is viewed as one of the Western institutions into which these countries want to join. On the one hand, this study shows that NATO enlargement may not have as significant an impact on democratization as has been hoped for by its proponents, who started this process in the mid-90s. On the other hand, the impact of NATO on the consolidation of democratic regimes in candidate countries is by no means zero or even marginal.

Česky

This article deals with NATO enlargement toward Western Balkan countries and tries to answer the question of whether NATO enlargement has contributed to the democratic stabilization of the Western Balkans. The authors conclude that NATO has truly contributed to the democratic stabilization of candidate countries. Nevertheless, we have no evidence supporting the thesis that the democratic stabilization of Albania, Croatia, or Macedonia is progressing solely due to the NATO enlargement policy; it is not clear that NATO is viewed as one of the Western institutions into which these countries want to join. On the one hand, this study shows that NATO enlargement may not have as significant an impact on democratization as has been hoped for by its proponents, who started this process in the mid-90s. On the other hand, the impact of NATO on the consolidation of democratic regimes in candidate countries is by no means zero or even marginal.

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Návaznosti

GA407/09/0153, projekt VaV

Název: Ozbrojené konflikty v mezinárodních vztazích po skončení studené války Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Ozbrojené konflikty v mezinárodních vztazích po skončení studené války