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2026 European Security Studies Conference

11–12 Jun 2026 Annual Conference
Stockholm University
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Regional Security in the Balkans

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12 Jun 2026, 14:20
Stockholm University

Stockholm University

Frescativägen, 114 19 Stockholm, Sweden

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Regional Security in the Balkans

  • Filip Ejdus (University of Belgrade)

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  1. 510. Western Balkan Criminal Groups and the Transformation of Regional Security
    Dr Kire Babanoski (Faculty of Security - Skopje, University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Bitola, North Macedonia)
    12/06/2026, 14:20
    Regional Security in the Balkans
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Criminal groups in the Western Balkans are influential non-state actors which informally regulate illegal markets, provide protection, and establish strategic partnerships with political and economic elites. They operate outside, alongside, and sometimes within state structures, and often through robust cross-border networks. They are quite flexible and adapt quickly to the evolving practices...

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  2. 511. Peace as Stalemate: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Forever Missions and the Strategic Logic of Frozen Peace
    Dr SENADA ŠELO ŠABIĆ (Institute for Development and International Relations, Zagreb, Croatia)
    12/06/2026, 14:30
    Regional Security in the Balkans
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    More than three decades after the Dayton Peace Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains subject to a continuous international military presence and extensive external governance, yet without achieving political stability or institutional consolidation. This paper examines Bosnia as a paradigmatic case of forever missions and frozen peace: interventions that successfully prevent renewed...

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  3. 512. Pitfalls of Transitional Justice and (In)Security in the Western Balkans: Case Study of Serbia
    Dr SANDRA CVIKIĆ (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Regional Center Vukovar)
    12/06/2026, 14:40
    Regional Security in the Balkans
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Drawing on the author's previous work, this paper offers insight into the implementation of transitional justice policies in the Western Balkans after the violent wars that accompanied the dissolution of socialist Yugoslavia, with a focus on the former Yugoslav state of Serbia. This qualitative sociological analysis explores the paradoxical effects of the transitional justice process on...

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  4. 514. Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Edge of European Stability
    Prof. Kenan Hodžić (Assistant Professor)
    12/06/2026, 14:50
    Regional Security in the Balkans
    Panel Proposal (Open Panels)

    Bosnia and Herzegovina occupies a critical position in the security architecture of the Western Balkans, serving as a nexus of domestic vulnerabilities, regional dynamics, and broader European security concerns. This paper employs the multi-level security framework (Buzan, Wæver & de Wilde, 1998) to examine the intersection of internal political fragmentation, institutional capacity, and...

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  5. 508. Pitfalls of Transitional Justice and (In)Security in the Western Balkans: Case Study of Serbia
    SANDRA CVIKIĆ (Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Regional Center Vukovar)
    12/06/2026, 15:00
    Regional Security in the Balkans
    Paper Abstract (Closed Panels)

    Drawing on the author's previous work, this paper offers insight into the implementation of transitional justice policies in the Western Balkans after the violent wars that accompanied the dissolution of socialist Yugoslavia, with a focus on the former Yugoslav state of Serbia. This qualitative sociological analysis explores the paradoxical effects of the transitional justice process on...

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