Coherence and effectiveness of EU Foreign Policy: the cases of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo
Author(s)
Advisor
Tsarouhas, DimitrisDate
2018-11Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
This thesis aims to analyse the coherence and effectiveness of the European Union
(EU) foreign policy by focusing on two crucial cases that shaped the emergence of the
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the Union: Bosnia and Herzegovina,
and Kosovo. Has the EU foreign policy been coherent and effective in Bosnia and
Kosovo? The concept of “coherence” has high explanatory power to analyse the
relationship between the EU institutions, the EU member states, and the EU foreign
policy instruments. Accordingly, this research examines the coherence of EU foreign
policy instruments used in Bosnia and Kosovo by developing a new analytical concept:
“perceived coherence” which focuses on the degree of receptivity amongst local agents
regarding the coherence of EU policy instruments applied in their country, namely the
EU accession process, the CSDP missions and mediation. After analysing the
coherence of the EU foreign policy in Bosnia and Kosovo, this study focuses on the
factors that come into play between coherence and effectiveness.