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This book provides a unique study of the role of universities, as organisation systems, in the pursuit of the Europe 2020 strategy. While Europe 2020 focuses on creating the basis for the advancement and cohesion of the EU's member states, it also has an important role in influencing the development strategies for potential candidate states. In this regard, the book examines two new member states - Slovenia and Croatia - and two potential EU candidate states - Serbia and Kosovo - in the Western Balkans. Based on these cases, the author argues that the operationalization of the Europe 2020 strategy depends to a great extent of the role and contribution of tertiary organisations such as educational institutions, i.e. public and private universities, and therefore requires the formulation of an economic development strategy at the national level that is capable of duly allocating the available financial resources. The study suggests that the paradigm shift represented by Europe 2020 has helped to forge a new academic identity, adding to the relevance of university organisations as fundamental agents for the promotion of economic development; in addition, it shows that an intensive learning process involving major structural changes is underway in the four countries discussed, as well as many other EU member states.--

Intro -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Introduction: Purposes and Goals -- 1.1 International Trends -- 1.2 Purpose of the Book and Conceptual Framework: A Premise -- 1.3 The Working Hypothesis -- 1.4 Design and Methodology -- 1.5 The Structure of the Book -- Bibliography -- 2: Theoretical Studies on Content Analysis and Empirical Research -- 2.1 Theoretical Underpinnings of Socio-economic Development -- 2.2 Theories of Development: Positivism, Constructivism, Realism -- 2.2.1 Positivism -- 2.2.2 Constructivism -- 2.2.3 Realism -- 2.2.4 A Conceptual Analysis of Development -- 2.3 The Concept of Knowledge -- 2.3.1 The Role and Nature of Knowledge: Exploring the Concept -- 2.3.2 Knowledge and Its Definitions -- 2.3.3 Knowledge and Its Barriers to Its Access -- 2.3.4 Missed Development? Overcoming the Barriers -- 2.4 Social Capital and Social Cohesion in Policymaking -- 2.4.1 Social Capital Within the Paradigm of Community Governance -- 2.4.2 Social Cohesion: The Principle Applied to EU Development Policies -- 2.5 Social Learning as a Concept -- 2.5.1 Social Learning in Regional Science: A Focus on Regional Economics -- 2.5.2 Social Learning and the Evolution of the Social Capital Concept -- 2.5.3 Social Learning and Empirical Analysis: The State of the Art -- 2.6 Sustainability: Epistemology and Strategies -- 2.6.1 Capacity Building Approaches to Sustainable Development -- 2.6.2 In the Pursuit of Sustainable Development: The EU Agenda -- Bibliography -- 3: The EU Integration Process of the Western Balkan Countries -- Box 3.1 The Stabilisation and Association Process of Western Balkan Countries -- Box 3.2 EUROPE 2020: A Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth -- 3.1 The Copenhagen Criteria -- 3.1.1 The Economic Accession: Second Copenhagen Criteria

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