EU:s normativa närvarande i Makedonien : - en kvalitativ studie

• Main Author: Lozanovska, Jana
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Växjö universitet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap 2009
• Subjects: European Union; normative power; norm diffusion; Macedonia; membership
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-7879

This thesis treats the normative power of the European Union and its affect on Macedonia. The main purpose has been to look closer with the use of the application of Ian Manners theory of normative power on the Macedonian case. The focus will be to answer the following questions: Does the European Union act as a normative power in relation to Macedonia, if so, how are these values diffused? Has there been any effect of the spreading of these values? Based on six interviews and the available material of European Union strategies for the Macedonian membership I have attempted to understand to what extent the European Union’s normative power has had an influence in Macedonia. The result of my analysis is confirmation of the European Union as a normative power in Macedonia and the understanding of the methods of application.