Erblin Berisha
Articles
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance
Europa XXI (2025) vol. 49, pp. 2
Abstract
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) aims to build transnational cooperation in the Western Balkan (WB) Region under key green agenda policy themes. This article explores whether the GAWB development and implementation process reflects an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance in the WBs. The GAWB process is examined through the lens of experimentalist governance and its four core dimensions. The assessment indicates that an experimentalist macroregional governance logic is driving GAWB processes, which promote coherence between WB countries under green agenda policies. The GAWB, therefore, lays the foundations for future macro-regional strategy building within the WB Region.
Keywords: experimentalist governance, macroregional strategies, transnational cooperation, green transition, Western Balkans
[john.moodie@nordregio.org]
[alberto.giacometti@uis.no]
[miia.itanen@nordregio.org]
[erblin.berisha@polito.it], Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli 39 10125 Torino: Italy
Citation
APA: Moodie, J., Giacometti, A., Itänen, M., & Berisha, E. (2025). The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance. Europa XXI, 49, 2. https://doi.org/
MLA: Moodie, John R., et al. "The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance". Europa XXI, vol. 49, 2025, pp. 2. https://doi.org/
Chicago: Moodie, John R., Giacometti, Alberto, Itänen, Miia, and Berisha, Erblin. "The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance". Europa XXI 49 (2025): 2. https://doi.org/
Harvard: Moodie, J., Giacometti, A., Itänen, M., & Berisha, E. 2025. "The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans – an exercise in experimentalist macro-regional governance". Europa XXI, vol. 49, pp. 2. https://doi.org/
Europa XXI (2025) vol. 49, pp. 4
Abstract
Cooperation plays a vital role in solving environmental problems especially when it comes to fragmented regions such as the Adriatic Ionian region. This paper examines the impact of transnational and cross-border cooperation on environmental projects in the 2014–2020 programming period of the European Union. Actor-network analysis helps understand the dynamics among 127 actors across four major EU programmes (Interreg strands A and B). In the results, regional authorities emerge as ‘leader’ and ‘broker’ actors, playing a special role in promoting cross-border cooperation. However, the limited involvement of smaller non-EU actors points to opportunities for growth. The development of this network would lead to a stronger resilience of the region, facilitate the solving of environmental problems, and thus contribute holistically to the promotion of sustainable development.
Keywords: cooperation, cross-border, transnational, Adriatic Ionian region, actor-network analyses
[i.radakovic@pm.univpm.it], Università Politecnica delle Marche, Facoltà di Ingegneria Via Brecce Bianche 12 60131 Ancona: Italy
[erblin.berisha@polito.it], Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino Viale Pier Andrea Mattioli 39 10125 Torino: Italy
Citation
APA: Radaković, I., & Berisha, E. (2025). The role of actors in environmental-oriented cross-border and transnational cooperation in the Adriatic Ionian region. Europa XXI, 49, 4. https://doi.org/
MLA: Radaković, Ilijana, and Berisha, Erblin. "The role of actors in environmental-oriented cross-border and transnational cooperation in the Adriatic Ionian region". Europa XXI, vol. 49, 2025, pp. 4. https://doi.org/
Chicago: Radaković, Ilijana, and Berisha, Erblin. "The role of actors in environmental-oriented cross-border and transnational cooperation in the Adriatic Ionian region". Europa XXI 49 (2025): 4. https://doi.org/
Harvard: Radaković, I., & Berisha, E. 2025. "The role of actors in environmental-oriented cross-border and transnational cooperation in the Adriatic Ionian region". Europa XXI, vol. 49, pp. 4. https://doi.org/