TY - BOOK ID - 46278008 TI - The rise of authoritarianism in the Western Balkans PY - 2019 SN - 9783030221485 3030221482 3030221490 PB - Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan, DB - UniCat KW - Authoritarianism KW - Serbia KW - Montenegro KW - Macedonia (Republic) KW - Politics and government KW - AUTHORITARIANISM--SERBIA KW - AUTHORITARIANISM--MONTENEGRO KW - AUTHORITARIANISM--NORTH MACEDONIA KW - SERBIA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT KW - MONTENEGRO--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT KW - NORTH MACEDONIA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT KW - Authoritarianism - Serbia KW - Authoritarianism - Montenegro KW - Authoritarianism - Macedonia (Republic) KW - Serbia - Politics and government - 2006 KW - -Montenegro - Politics and government - 1992 KW - -Macedonia (Republic) - Politics and government - 1992 KW - -Authoritarianism KW - Europe—Politics and government. KW - Democracy. KW - World politics. KW - Political science. KW - Regionalism. KW - Political leadership. KW - European Politics. KW - Political History. KW - Governance and Government. KW - Political Leadership. KW - Europe KW - Politics and government. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:46278008 AB - This book explores the stagnation of democracy in the Western Balkans over the last decade. The author maps regional features of rising authoritarianism that mirror larger global trends and, in doing so, outlines the core mechanisms of authoritarian rule in the Balkans, with a particular focus on Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. These mechanisms include the creation of constant crises, the use of external powers to balance outside influences, as well as state capture. The authoritarian patterns exist alongside formal democratic institutions, resulting in competitive authoritarian regimes that use social polarization to retain power. As the countries of the Western Balkans aspire, at least formally, to join the European Union, authoritarianism is often informal. Florian Bieber is Professor for Southeast European History and Politics and Director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Austria. He coordinates the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) and has been a visiting professor and fellow at Cornell, NYU, Central European University, and LSE. ER -