The Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans

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The Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans is written by Florian Bieber and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3030221490 (ISBN 10) and 9783030221492 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the stagnation of democracy in the Western Balkans over the last decade. The author maps regional features of rising authoritarianism that mirror larger global trends and, in doing so, outlines the core mechanisms of authoritarian rule in the Balkans, with a particular focus on Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. These mechanisms include the creation of constant crises, the use of external powers to balance outside influences, as well as state capture. The authoritarian patterns exist alongside formal democratic institutions, resulting in competitive authoritarian regimes that use social polarization to retain power. As the countries of the Western Balkans aspire, at least formally, to join the European Union, authoritarianism is often informal.