1. Introduction: the stabilisation/integration dilemma / Judy Batt -- 2. The Croatian exception / Romana Vlahutin -- 3. Serbia after four years of transition / Ivan Vejvoda -- 4. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Europeanisation by decree? / Gerald Knaus and Marcus Cox -- 5. Regional economic problems and prospects / Franz-Lothar Altmann -- 6. The Kosovo question and regional stability / Misha Glenny -- 7. The demise of Balkan nationalisms? A sceptical view / Jacques Rupnik -- 8. Has the 'Hour of Europe' come at last? The EU's strategy for the Balkans / Stefan Lehne -- 9. Conclusion / Judy Batt