The EU continues the tradition of Other-izing the Balkans
Elements of Balkanism still present in communications with candidate states.
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Europe established a sense of their own identity by creating a hostile image of the Balkans, which embodies all the characteristics and features that Europeans dislike and fear the most.
The EU has the authority to Europeanize the Balkans by implementing the European path, and portraying it as the only way out of their Balkan backwardness.
Anneleen Ghekiere
Anneleen Ghekiere graduated in Political Sciences and is currently studying International Relations in Brussels. At the moment, she is researching the EU’s differential approach towards the Balkans.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.