Abstract
The purpose of this article is to take stock of the European integration literature in reference to Eastern Europe in order to better understand how international forces affect minority rights. The article will focus on the status of the Albanian minority in the case of the Republic of Macedonia and attempt to illustrate how European integration has contributed to or hindered ethnic reconciliation between the ethnic Albanian minority and Macedonian majority through a historical-sociological analysis. Additionally, by linking the protection of minority rights to democratic consolidation, this article will show how the former is largely dependent on the latter.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.10.2.1350
Recommended Citation
Meka, Eltion
(2016)
"Minority Protection and Democratic Consolidation: The role of European Integration in the Republic of Macedonia,"
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal:
Vol. 10:
Iss.
2:
23-37.
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.10.2.1350
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gsp/vol10/iss2/5
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