The Impact of the EU Accession Process in Shaping Democratization: The case of Albania

• Název v anglickém jazyce: The Impact of the EU Accession Process in Shaping Democratization: The case of Albania
• Klíčová slova: Mechanismy Europeizace, Evropské Normy, Demokratizace, Politický Konflikt,Občanská Společnost
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Europeanization Mechanisms, European norms, Democratization, Political Conflict, Civil Society
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2010/2011
• Typ práce: diplomová práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra ruských a východoevropských studií (23-KRVS)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. Kamil Pikal
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem
• Datum přihlášení: 25.10.2011
• Datum zadání: 25.10.2011
• Datum a čas obhajoby: 25.06.2012 00:00
• Místo konání obhajoby: Jinonice
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 18.05.2012
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 25.06.2012
• Oponenti: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc.

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Předběžná náplň práce

Přístupový proces Albánie do Evropské unie je nadefinován postupným plněním Kodaňských kritérií. Evropská unie vyvíjí tlak na politické struktury Albánie prostřednictvím europeizačních mechanismů; cílem tohoto tlaku je podpořit demokratizační reformy a dosáhnout pokroku v plnění Kodaňských kritérií. Předkládaná diplomová práce s užitím kvalitativní analýzy prověřuje, jaký je dopad europeizačních mechanismů na proces demokratizace v Albánii v době po podpisu Stabilizační a asociační smlouvy. Teoretický rámec práce se nachází v oblasti teorie europeizace a teorie kvality demokracie. Data shromážděná pomocí analýzy dokumentů a rozvhovorů jsou využita k testování hypotézy o přímém vztahu mezi europeizací a demokratizací v případě Albánie. Výsledky ukazují, že jak samotná koncepce demokratizace, tak i její aplikace s ohledem na demokratizační proces naráží na řadu problémů. Demokratizace je procesem zasahujícím politické struktury, praxi a normy. Europeizační mechanismy ve své současné podobě však dokáží zasáhnout pouze první dvě oblasti. Extrémní polarizace albánského politického systému spolu se slabou soudní mocí v praxi značně zeslabují účinky demokratizačních reforem protlačovaných EU. Přesměrování europeizačního úsilí směrem k podpoře rozvoje občanské společnosti by mohlo vytvořit požadovaný vnitřní tlak na pokrok v procesu demokratizace.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

The accession process of Albania into the European Union is defined by the gradual fulfilling of the Copenhagen criteria. With the aim of promoting democratization reforms in candidate countries and improvement in the Copenhagen political criteria, the European Union has exerted pressure into domestic political structures in Albania through a series of Europeanization Mechanisms. This dissertation uses qualitative analysis to examine the impact of the Europeanization Mechanisms in the democratization process of Albania after the signing of the Stabilization and Association agreement. The theoretical domain of the research falls within Europeanization and Quality Democracy theory. The data gathered in the form of document analysis and interviews serve to test the hypothesis of the direct relationship of Europeanization an input in democratization in the case of Albania. The results suggest that both the conception and practical application of the Europeanization mechanisms with regards to the democratization process are faced with a series of challenges. Democratization is a process that combines structures, policies, and norms. In their current formulation, Europeanization mechanisms are able to affect only the first two. In terms of practical application, extreme polarization of Albania’s political system combined with a weak judiciary have greatly impaired the impact of EU conditionality in domestic democratization reforms. A redirection of Europeanization efforts towards the development of civil society could create the required internal pressure to push forward the process of democratization.