Overcoming Fragmentation in Southeast Europe: Spatial Development Trends and Integration Potential

With the expansion of the European Union, the countries of Southeast Europe have finally been brought together within one socio-political entity. The restructuring of these economies following globalization and neoliberalization has meant that this region has become much more open to geopolitical shifts and trends.

While the various countries have all entered into the slow process of European integration, the historic fragmentation of this region has led to various conflicts and contradictio...