Diana Mishkova
Director of the Centre for Advanced Study in Sofia and Foreign Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Modern and contemporary history of Southeastern Europe
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Rethinking EU Democracy Promotion in the Western Balkans
The EU is still seen as the Western Balkans’ anchor for stability and modernisation. But where reforms remain invisible and institutions remain captured, European support risks strengthening expectations without delivering democratic trust.
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External engagement in the Western Balkans
Summary This paper grapples with several questions central to the RE-ENGAGE research agenda: How do geopolitical shifts and interventions by non-Western actors affect the commitments of Serbia, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina to building functional democracy and these countries’ aspirations for EU integration? To what extent, and by what…
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Hybridity and hybrid regimes in the Western Balkans in a time of war and increased geopolitical tensions
This paper examines the hybrid governance in Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Albania, focusing on their capacity for democratic resilience and the effectiveness of EU democracy promotion, with attention to electoral systems, political parties, judicial independence, and media freedom.