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Bekim Baliqi

Bekim Baliqi studied political science at the University of Vienna, where he also obtained a PhD degree. He is a full professor in the Department of Political Science and currently Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Prishtina with the main research interests in memory politics and democratisation in the Western Balkans.

EU integration without dealing with the past? Democratisation, reconciliation, and regional cooperation in the Western Balkans
20 July 2026 by Bekim Baliqi
Addressing the situation in the Western Balkan countries as an enlargement issue rather than a foreign policy issue has allowed European institutions and EU member states to reduce ambiguities and divergent preferences
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