Albania in Europe: Perspectives and Challenges

Bu makale Arnavutluk’un Avrupa Birliği’yle bütünleşme süreciyle ilgili beklentileri tartışmaktadır. Arnavutluk’un üyelik sorunsalının kimlik, güvenlik ve ekonomiye yansıyan üç faktör tarafından etkilendiği gözönünde bulundurulmuştur. Bunlar üç analiz düzeyinde incelenmiştir: Avrupa geneli, bölgesel ve ulusal. Birleşmeyi bu şekilde tartışmak Arnavutluk’un üyeliğinin taşıdığı riskleri anlamamıza yardım edecektir. Makale, bu risklerin içeriklerinin farklı olduğu ve sadece ülkedeki demokrasinin pekişmesine, hukukun üstünlüğüne ve piyasa ekonomisine bağlı olmadığı sonucuna ulaşmaktadır.

Avrupa'daki Arnavutluk: Perspektifler ve Güçlükler

This paper will discuss the prospects of Albanian integration into the European Union. The question of Albanian integration is viewed as being affected by three concerns that reflect upon the issues of identity, security and economics. These concerns will be discussed at three levels of analysis: European, regional and national. Discussing the integration in this way will enable us to understand the stakes involved in Albanian integration. The paper will conclude observing that these stakes differ in nature and are not only related to the country’s progress in terms of the consolidation of democracy, rule of law and market economy.

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