Europeanization and Conflict Resolution: A View from Moldova
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 17 pages, pdf Description: At a theoretical level, the process of Europeanization can alter the preferences and beliefs of actors that are relevant for the conflict resolution process. Consequently Europeanization can have an impact on conflict resolution processes, albeit this impact can be either positive or negative, i.e. it can either contribute to conflict resolution, or on the contrary, entrench conflicts. What follows are a set of necessary conditions under which Europeanization is favourable to conflict resolution efforts. The list below is by no means exhaustive. One should mention that in reality these conditions exist in mixed forms, which means that the effects of Europeanization of every single factor in concrete cases are rarely, if ever, clear-cut.