TY  - JOUR
AU  - Vasiljevic, Jelena
PY  - 2023
UR  - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2774
AB  - While the narratives of democratization and Europeanization had significant
mobilizing potential in the Western Balkans during the 1990s and early 2000s, their
relevance has been largely undermined by recent political developments in the region
and growing crises of solidarity within the EU. This article offers a novel perspective
for understanding the prospects of an EU future for the Western Balkans, through a
discussion of the ideas and practices of political solidarity. It introduces the need to
differentiate between reactive and institutional solidarity, and argues that institutional
solidarity has a unique potential to mobilize the attention and commitment of citizens
by offering a projection of a durable and sustainable political community organized
around the principles of social justice and equality. Operationalizing this has become a
necessary precondition not only for the “European future” of the Western Balkans but
also for the future of the European project itself.
PB  - Brill
T2  - Southeastern Europe
T1  - A Crisis of Political Solidarity in the European Union and the Western Balkans. Reactive vs. Institutional Solidarity
IS  - 3
VL  - 46
SP  - 225
EP  - 247
DO  - 10.30965/18763332-46030001
ER  - 

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mobilizing potential in the Western Balkans during the 1990s and early 2000s, their
relevance has been largely undermined by recent political developments in the region
and growing crises of solidarity within the EU. This article offers a novel perspective
for understanding the prospects of an EU future for the Western Balkans, through a
discussion of the ideas and practices of political solidarity. It introduces the need to
differentiate between reactive and institutional solidarity, and argues that institutional
solidarity has a unique potential to mobilize the attention and commitment of citizens
by offering a projection of a durable and sustainable political community organized
around the principles of social justice and equality. Operationalizing this has become a
necessary precondition not only for the “European future” of the Western Balkans but
also for the future of the European project itself.",
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Vasiljevic, J.. (2023). A Crisis of Political Solidarity in the European Union and the Western Balkans. Reactive vs. Institutional Solidarity. in Southeastern Europe
Brill., 46(3), 225-247.
https://doi.org/10.30965/18763332-46030001

Vasiljevic J. A Crisis of Political Solidarity in the European Union and the Western Balkans. Reactive vs. Institutional Solidarity. in Southeastern Europe. 2023;46(3):225-247.
doi:10.30965/18763332-46030001 .

Vasiljevic, Jelena, "A Crisis of Political Solidarity in the European Union and the Western Balkans. Reactive vs. Institutional Solidarity" in Southeastern Europe, 46, no. 3 (2023):225-247,
https://doi.org/10.30965/18763332-46030001 . .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Fiket, Irena
AU  - Pudar Drasko, Gazela
AU  - Vasiljevic, Jelena
PY  - 2020
UR  - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2638
AB  - This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’
characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies
and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we
discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in
question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide
a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the
two countries, formed and organized as a response to different authoritarian and non-democratic tendencies. Finally, we point to some
differences in their organizing, coalition-forging and issue-defining
principles, which, we believe, may help to explain the relative success
of social movements in North Macedonia in producing relevant political outcomes, compared to the weak political impact of social movements in Serbia. Empirical data were collected during the summer of
2018 through in-depth interviews with members of social movements
in North Macedonia and Serbia.
PB  - Routledge
T2  - Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
T1  - Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia
VL  - 20
DO  - 10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317
ER  - 

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author = "Fiket, Irena and Pudar Drasko, Gazela and Vasiljevic, Jelena",
year = "2020",
abstract = "This paper provides a comparative analysis of social movements’
characteristics and capacities to struggle against illiberal tendencies
and incite political change in Serbia and North Macedonia. First, we
discuss the illiberal elements of political regimes in the countries in
question, Serbia and North Macedonia. Then, we provide
a comprehensive overview of progressive social movements in the
two countries, formed and organized as a response to different authoritarian and non-democratic tendencies. Finally, we point to some
differences in their organizing, coalition-forging and issue-defining
principles, which, we believe, may help to explain the relative success
of social movements in North Macedonia in producing relevant political outcomes, compared to the weak political impact of social movements in Serbia. Empirical data were collected during the summer of
2018 through in-depth interviews with members of social movements
in North Macedonia and Serbia.",
publisher = "Routledge",
journal = "Southeast European and Black Sea Studies",
title = "Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia",
volume = "20",
doi = "10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317"
}

Fiket, I., Pudar Drasko, G.,& Vasiljevic, J.. (2020). Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
Routledge., 20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317

Fiket I, Pudar Drasko G, Vasiljevic J. Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia. in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies. 2020;20.
doi:10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317 .

Fiket, Irena, Pudar Drasko, Gazela, Vasiljevic, Jelena, "Small Steps and Big Dreams: Comparative Perspective on Social Movements’ Struggle for Democracy in Serbia and North Macedonia" in Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 20 (2020),
https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2019.1654317 . .