Evropska unija i ishodi demokratizacije u Srbiji
The European Union and the Outcomes of Democratization in Serbia

Author(s): Zoran Lutovac
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: Democratization; Serbia, the European Union; European Commission; Europeanization
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the scope and outcomes of democratization in Serbia and the influence of the European Union, as an external factor of democratization, with particular emphasis on the conditioning, criteria and enlargement policy. Viewed from the perspective of European integration, Serbia could be classified as moderately prepared candidate country, with good results in terms of adoption he acquis, but without deep changes in terms of consolidation of democracy. It can be said that the European integration is treated by the ruling elite in Serbia more like an administrative and technical harmonization with European legislation, but as a process of building a functional democratic political community. Diplomatic pointing of the EU to the failures, gaps, deficiencies and inactivity - are reduced or interpreted in a distorted way and sometimes even ignored in Serbia , while in Brussels, until now, all this is tolerated mainly because of the cooperation of Serbia in the process of normalization of relations with Pristina. If we made conclusions about the outcomes of democratization in Serbia on the basis of the report of the European Commission, it could be said that the democratization, as a result of the European integration process, is still in its infancy in many areas, that there is a verbal political will to deepen it, but often this principle preference is being pushed into the second plan under the influence of the narrow interests of political elites.

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