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Europeanization and Statebuilding as Everyday Practices
Performing Europe in the Western Balkans
Overview
This book provides a critical understanding of Europeanization and statebuilding in the Western Balkans, using the notion of everyday practices.
Key Arguments
This volume argues that it is everyday and mundane events that provide the entry points to showcase a broader set of practices of Europeanization in countries outside the EU. It does this by tracing notions of Europeanization in the everyday statebuilding of Kosovo, Europe Day celebrations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, urban politics in Tirana, and space and place making in Skopje. In doing so, the book shows that everyday events tell us that as much as it is about changing structures, institutions, and economic models, Europeanization is also about changing behaviours and ideas in populations at large. At the same time, the work shows that countries outside the EU use everyday events to perform their belonging to Europe.
Intended Audience
This book will be of much interest to students of European Studies, Balkan politics, statebuilding, and International Relations generally.
