This dissertation examines the Europeanization processes of Kosovo and the European Union in the context of Kosovo’s potential candidacy. Although Europeanization approaches are now being applied...Show moreThis dissertation examines the Europeanization processes of Kosovo and the European Union in the context of Kosovo’s potential candidacy. Although Europeanization approaches are now being applied to countries that are not EU Member States, they still assess the domestic transformation of countries in specific policy areas. For this purpose, the objective of this study was to integrate the top-down, bottom-up and horizontal approaches to examine how processes of Europeanization occur as a result of a social interaction between Kosovo, the EU and EU Member States.Show less
The Netherlands is geographically and historically highly concerned with the maritime domain. Major involvement in the Atalanta mission and the BeNeSam cooperation shows the Dutch encouragement to...Show moreThe Netherlands is geographically and historically highly concerned with the maritime domain. Major involvement in the Atalanta mission and the BeNeSam cooperation shows the Dutch encouragement to collaborate with other countries when covering the subject of maritime security. The current Dutch EU Presidency is after the introduction of the EUMSS a good opportunity to see what the Dutch are doing with the issue of maritime security at EU level. Therefore, maritime security on the EU level and the role of the Netherlands will be the focus of this thesis. This thesis will cover the subject of the increasing interest in maritime security on EU level. The Atalanta mission and the BeNeSam show the Dutch encouragement to collaborate with other countries within the domain of maritime security. Therefore, the topic of this thesis is European maritime security and the role of the Netherlands. The research question is; what can the Netherlands ‘upload’ to European maritime security cooperation? European maritime security is something that is still developing and because of the new focus to maritime security in the EU, this thesis will also look how the Netherlands can shape European maritime security cooperation at the moment. In order to answer this research question this thesis will look at the Dutch position within European maritime security cooperation.Show less
