Essays about: "post-war Kosovo"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words post-war Kosovo.

  1. 1. Minority rights in Kosovo : A case study on Torbeshis experiences

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Elma Mislimi; Eljesa Ajeti; [2021]
    Keywords : minority rights; minority issues; Torbesh Kosovo; inter-ethnic tensions; post-war Kosovo; Serb-Albanian relations; implementation; ethnic minority; linguistic challenges; assimilation; albanization; minoritetsrättigheter; minoritetsfrågor; Torbesjer Kosovo; spänningar mellan etniska grupper; efterkrigstiden Kosovo; serbisk-albanska relationer; implementering; etnisk minoritet; språkliga utmaningar; assimilering; albanisering;

    Abstract : Ever since Kosovo’s declared Independence in 2008, the nation has opted for a multi-ethnic approach by adopting a legal framework that contains several laws promoting and protecting minority rights, although these have remained rather stagnant in implementation. The minorities in Kosovo have furthermore been affected by the Serb-Albanian relations and inter-ethnic tensions by creating divisions and societal challenges. READ MORE

  2. 2. Rule of law: a tool for security implementation in post-war contexts : An analysis of the EU’s engagement in Kosovo through the assessment of the political capability of EULEX

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Laura Binet; [2021]
    Keywords : Kosovo; security; rule of law; foreign policy; political capability;

    Abstract : Corruption and low judicial structures are two downsides that post-conflict reconstruction countries are experiencing when declaring independence. In the case of Kosovo, at the eve of its unilateral independence, there were no definite objectives launched by neighboring countries in order to counter the flaws introduced by the new actuality of things. READ MORE

  3. 3. Explaining within-country variation in post-war democratization : The role of legitimate local-international partnerships in municipal governance reform in Kosovo

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Emelie Glad; [2019]
    Keywords : peacebuilding; state-building; liberal peacebuilding; post-war democratization; hybrid peace governance; local ownership; legitimacy; municipal governance; Kosovo;

    Abstract : A growing literature on hybrid peace governance has showed the importance of taking into account the interactive nature of peacebuilding. However, this literature largely remains imprecise about how local-international interactions affect outcomes, and the hybrid turn has not produced much comparative empirical evidence. READ MORE

  4. 4. What Peace? Grasping the Empirical Realities of Peace(s) in Post-war Mitrovica

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sandra Segall; [2018]
    Keywords : urban peacebuilding; post-war cities; the Peace Triangle; Mitrovica; everyday peace; Kosovo; geographies of peace;

    Abstract : Urban peacebuilding has proved particularly challenging in cities contested on grounds of state legitimacy where group identities are salient. Ever since the end of the Kosovo War in 1999, the city of Mitrovica has remained divided and been further polarized by outbreaks of violence, post-war politics, and strained inter-group relations. READ MORE

  5. 5. Managing diversity in post-war Kosovo: multiculturalism in practice

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Arton Krasniqi; [2015]
    Keywords : multiculturalism; multiethnicity; Kosovo; interethnic relations; minority rights; international community;

    Abstract : This thesis embarks on efforts to understand how effective is multiculturalism in addressing ethnic cleavages in post-conflict societies. Kosovo, as a post-socialist and post-war country, is the particular case analyzed in order to understand how multiculturalist policies have in the last fifteen years affected interethnic relations in the country. READ MORE