Overview
- Presents an in-depth analysis of the protracted territorial conflict between the EU Member States Croatia and Slovenia
- Internal documents and interviews give insight into the secret workings of the national, intergovernmental and supranational level behind the scenes
- Provides policy recommendations for bilateral conflict handling ahead of EU accession for South East European countries
Part of the book series: Contributions to Political Science (CPS)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- European Union Enlargement
- Mediation in Bilateral Conflicts
- EU Accession Negotiations
- Western Balkans Borders
- Croatian Borders
- Slovenian Borders
- Former Yugoslavia
- Third-Party Conflict Management
- Arbitration in Bilateral Conflicts
- EU Border Disputes
- Sea Border Disputes
- Slovenian-Croatian Conflict
- Territorial Conflicts in Europe
About this book
This book re-constructs the evolution of the border conflict between Croatia and Slovenia. The aim is to reveal the processes at work, the historical and contemporary circumstances, and the strategies and motives of the actors involved. The book highlights the roles of the European Union and of judicial third parties in the management of the conflict. Further, it considers the precedent-setting value of the Slovenian-Croatian conflict, the attempts at its resolution, and what they mean for the ongoing and prospective EU enlargement in South East Europe. Internal documents and interviews are at the heart of this process-tracing analysis, which discusses the third-party roles of the European Commission and the EU Council Presidency in 2008/2009 as a mediator-facilitator in the drafting stages of the arbitration agreement, and the judicial work of the arbitration tribunal and the EU Court of Justice. Lastly, the book offers policy recommendations on how to strengthen dispute resolution and solve current bilateral issues in the EU accession process.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Thomas Bickl, PhD, researches territorial and EU issues in the Western Balkans. His latest article “Bridge over troubled waters: The Pelješac project, China, and the implications for good-neighbourly relations and the EU" appeared in Croatian Political Science Review.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Border Dispute Between Croatia and Slovenia
Book Subtitle: The Stages of a Protracted Conflict and Its Implications for EU Enlargement
Authors: Thomas Bickl
Series Title: Contributions to Political Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53333-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53332-8Published: 02 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-53335-9Published: 03 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-53333-5Published: 01 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2198-7289
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7297
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 373
Number of Illustrations: 76 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: European Politics, International Relations, Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration