Europeanisation Through Mobility: Visa Liberalisation and Citizenship Regimes in the Western Balkans

33 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2012

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Simonida Kacarska

University of Edinburgh; University of Leeds

Date Written: July 12, 2012

Abstract

This paper examines the implications of the visa liberalisation dialogues which took place between the European Commission and national governments of the Western Balkans for the citizenship regimes of the countries concerned. The visa liberalisation process is approached as a tool of Europeanisation of the area of justice, freedom and security and as an exercise of EU conditionality. The analysis reflects on the negotiations for visa liberalisation as well as the mechanisms established for post-visa liberalisation monitoring. Looking both at the formal benchmarking process and through interviews with stakeholders at the national level, the paper traces how the visa liberalisation process affected the status and rights dimension of citizenship in the region.

Keywords: visa liberalisation, citizenship, Western Balkans, asylum seekers

Suggested Citation

Kacarska, Simonida and Kacarska, Simonida, Europeanisation Through Mobility: Visa Liberalisation and Citizenship Regimes in the Western Balkans (July 12, 2012). Edinburgh School of Law Research Paper No. 2012/21, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2104191 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2104191

Simonida Kacarska (Contact Author)

University of Leeds ( email )

Leeds, LS2 9JT
United Kingdom

University of Edinburgh ( email )

Old College
South Bridge
Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9JY
United Kingdom

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