{"id":1439,"date":"2026-01-25T15:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/?p=1439"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:55:56","slug":"a-strategic-relational-approach-to-european-union-enlargement-the-reversed-conditionality-of-western-balkan-governing-elites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/a-strategic-relational-approach-to-european-union-enlargement-the-reversed-conditionality-of-western-balkan-governing-elites\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strategic\u2013Relational Approach to European Union Enlargement: The Reversed Conditionality of Western Balkan Governing Elites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/product_pages-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/product_pages-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/product_pages-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/product_pages-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/product_pages.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035-690x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035-690x1024.png 690w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035-768x1140.png 768w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035-1035x1536.png 1035w, https:\/\/econtent.pedis.uop.gr\/jmc-eupf-wb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pages-from-10.1515_soeu-2025-0035.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:73px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A research article authored by Nikolaos Tzifakis and Eleni Vasdoka, titled \u201cA Strategic\u2013Relational Approach to European Union Enlargement: The Reversed Conditionality of Western Balkan Governing Elites,\u201d was published in the peer-reviewed journal <em>Comparative Southeast European Studies<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper may be downloaded from the following page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyterbrill.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/soeu-2025-0035\/pdf\">https:\/\/www.degruyterbrill.com\/document\/doi\/10.1515\/soeu-2025-0035\/pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A research article authored by Nikolaos Tzifakis and Eleni Vasdoka, titled \u201cA Strategic\u2013Relational Approach to European Union Enlargement: The Reversed Conditionality of Western Balkan Governing Elites,\u201d was published in the peer-reviewed journal Comparative Southeast European Studies. 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