Who Are Belgrade’s Most Desired Allies?
Narrative on the European Union, China and Russia during Serbian Parliamentary Campaign of 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.18.2021.73.05Keywords:
Serbia, parliamentary elections, political parties, EU integration, Covid-19 pandemicAbstract
Serbia presents itself as a country skillfully balancing between the European Union (EU), Russia, and Asia, trying to maintain good political and economic relations with the biggest players on the international arena. The Covid-19 pandemic and China’s media-publicized assistance to Serbia has affected the perception of which countries are seen as Belgrade’s true allies. At the same time, Serbia remains a EU candidate country (membership negotiations officially started in 2014) and the European Union is not only Serbian biggest trading partner, but also the biggest donor. The main aim of the article is to compare the distinctive meaning that EU membership and cooperation with non-EU countries (mainly China and Russia) has for Serbian political parties, taking into account that the Covid-19 pandemic and the ‘vaccine diplomacy’ influenced the Serbian public discourse and perception on who is the Belgrade’s most trustful partner.
Downloads
References
Almond G.A., Bingham Powell B., Comparative Politics: A Development Approach, Boston 1966.
View in Google Scholar
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Serbia Parliamentary Elections, 2021, at https://www.csis.org/programs/european-election-watch/serbia.
View in Google Scholar
Conely H et al., “Becoming a Chinese Client State. The Case of Serbia”, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 2020, at https://csis-website-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/publication/200924_Chinese_Client.pdf.
View in Google Scholar
Election Guide, at https://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/242/.
View in Google Scholar
“Serbian Parliament Left without Clear Opposition as the Ruling Party Wins Partially Boycotted Elections”, European Western Balkans, 22 June 2020, at https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2020/06/22/serbian-parliament-left-without-clear-opposition-as-the-rulingparty-wins-partially-boycotted-elections/.
View in Google Scholar
Izvestaj o ukupnim rezultatima izbora 2020, at https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/extfile/sr/9419/Izvestaj%20o%20ukupnim%20rezultatima%20izbora%2020201.doc.
View in Google Scholar
Jedinstvena Srbija, Program, 2011, at http://www.jedinstvenasrbija.org.rs/program-stranke.
View in Google Scholar
Koalicija oko Srpske Napredne Stranke „Za Naszu Decu”, 2020.
View in Google Scholar
Matura T., “Chinese Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: A Reality Check”, Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies, April 2021.
View in Google Scholar
Mikucka-Wójtowicz D., „Europeizacja partii oraz systemów partyjnych Serbii i Chorwacji –
View in Google Scholar
między rzeczywistością a iluzjami”, Politeja, vol. 12, no. 5(37) (2015), pp. 161-191, https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.12.2015.37.11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/Politeja.12.2015.37.11
View in Google Scholar
Miteva S., “Populism and Cozy Ties with Russia and China: Vučić Takes Serbia Further away from the EU”, EURACTIV, 20 April 2021.
View in Google Scholar
Mladenov-Jovanović S., “‘One out of Five Million’: Serbia’s 2018-19 Protests against Dictatorship, the Media, and the Government’s Response”, Open Political Science, vol. 2 (2019), pp. 1-8, https://doi.org/10.1515/openps-2019-0001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/openps-2019-0001
View in Google Scholar
N1, Deklaracija SPAS-a i SNS, 29 May 2021, at https://rs.n1info.com/vesti/deklaracijaspas-a-i-sns/.
View in Google Scholar
Pokret Socialista, Program, at http://pokretsocijalista.rs/page/osnivacki-program/programpoliticke-partije.html.
View in Google Scholar
Rudge M., Oertel J., “Serbia’s Coronavirus Diplomacy Unmasked”, European Council of Foreign Relations, 26 March 2020, at https://ecfr.eu/article/commentary_serbias_coronavirus_diplomacy_unmasked/.
View in Google Scholar
Savez Vojvođanskih Mađara, Izborni program 2020-2024, at https://www.vmsz.org.rs/sr/izbori-2020 accessed 17.03.2021.
View in Google Scholar
Socijalisticka Partija Srbije, Statut, 2018.
View in Google Scholar
Socijalisticka Partija Srbije, Program, 2014.
View in Google Scholar
Srpski Patriotski Savez, Program, 2020.
View in Google Scholar
Srpska Narodna Partija, Program 2020, at http://srpskanarodnapartija.rs/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/program_SNP.pdf.
View in Google Scholar
Srpski Pokret Obnove, Program, 2014, at http://www.spo.rs/doc/program-spo-eds.pdf.
View in Google Scholar
Stranka Pravde i Pomirenja, Programska načela 2017, at http://spp.rs/?page_id=2590.
View in Google Scholar
Stranka Demokratske Akcije Sandžaka, Program, 2009.
View in Google Scholar
Subotić J., “Europe is a State of Mind: Identity and Europeanization in the Balkans”, International Studies Quarterly, vol. 55 (2011), pp. 309-330, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00649.x. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00649.x
View in Google Scholar
Szpala M., “Wybory w Serbii – manifestacja dominacji Vučicia”, Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich, 24.06.2020, at https://www.osw.waw.pl/pl/publikacje/analizy/2020-06-24/wyboryw-serbii-manifestacja-dominacji-Vučićia.
View in Google Scholar
The Government of the Republic of Serbia, Final Results of Parliamentary Elections in Serbia Announced, 6 July 2020, at https://www.srbija.gov.rs/vest/en/158391/final-results-of-parliamentary-elections-in-serbia-announced.php.
View in Google Scholar
Ozturk T., “Russian Sputnik V Vaccine Arrives in Serbia”, Anadolu Agency, 30 December 2020, at https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russian-sputnik-v-vaccine-arrives-in-serbia/2093707.
View in Google Scholar
Za Naszu Decu, 2020, at https://zanasudecu.sns.org.rs/#srbija2025.
View in Google Scholar
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
