Lecturer

Tereza Marošková, PhD Candidate at Palacký University Olomouc

Moderation

Dr. Oliver Schwarz, University of Duisburg-Essen / SOG Branch Office Duisburg

About

How does the European Union use conditionality to manage and prevent conflicts in the Western Balkans? In this lecture, Tereza Marošková (Palacký University Olomouc) examines the evolving logic of EU engagement in the region’s post-conflict environment. She analyses the balance between reactive and preventive approaches and how these have shaped the EU’s role in fostering stability and reconciliation. The talk will trace key phases of EU Western Balkans relations and discuss what conflict conditionality reveals about the broader nature of EU enlargement policy and its ambitions as a peace-building actor.