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

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk and Markéta STIXOVÁ. Does NATO Enlargement Spread Democracy? The Democratic Stabilization of Western Balkan Countries. Středoevropské politické studie. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav MU Brno, 2012, vol. 2012, No 1, p. 1-34. ISSN 1212-7817.

Basic information

Original name

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

Name in Czech

Přispívá rozšiřování NATO k šíření demokracie? Demokratická stabilizace západního Balkánu

Authors

KŘÍŽ, Zdeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Markéta STIXOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

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

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00057979

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords (in Czech)

NATO enlargement; democratization; Western Balkans

Keywords in English

rozšiřování NATO; demokratizace; západní Balkán

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

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.

In Czech

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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Links

GA407/09/0153, research and development project

Name: Ozbrojené konflikty v mezinárodních vztazích po skončení studené války Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Armed conflicts in international relations after the end of the Cold War