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Building national identity in newborn Kosovo: Challenges of integrating national identity with ethnic identity among Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs KU Leuven
On February 17th 2008, these slogans, together with the typographical sculpture “NEWBORN” , were revealed at the centre of Prishtina, marking Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence. Every year, tribute to independence is paid by having Kosovo citizens paint the letters of the monument to refl ect major events that marked the past year. On its fi rst anniversary, NEWBORN was painted on the fl ags of all countries that accepted Kosovo’s ...
The Consociational System of Democracy in Kosovo: Questioning Ethnic Minorities' Special Status in Kosovo's Constitutional Regime. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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The Politics of Constitutional Design in Divided Societies: The Case of Kosovo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This article discusses the politics of constitutional design in Kosovo as a means of softening societal cleavages. The article maps out the problem of societal cleavages in Kosovo, and explains their
origins and implications for the state-building process. The article goes on to survey the constitutional law of Kosovo, and discusses its substance in light of the accommodationist-integrationist debate. While attempting to explain the ...
origins and implications for the state-building process. The article goes on to survey the constitutional law of Kosovo, and discusses its substance in light of the accommodationist-integrationist debate. While attempting to explain the ...
What about the Kosovo Constitution: is there anything special? Discussing the grundnorm, the sovereignty and the consociational model of employed democracy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The struggle for independence of the people of Kosovo culminated with the
declaration of independence in 2008. The adoption of the Constitution of Kosovo
represented the very first legal step, domestically essential, in establishing the
statehood of Kosovo. The Constitution empowered the logic of the Ahtisaari Plan
and, in one way or another, the Ahtisaari Plan itself. This paper discusses the
main features of ...
declaration of independence in 2008. The adoption of the Constitution of Kosovo
represented the very first legal step, domestically essential, in establishing the
statehood of Kosovo. The Constitution empowered the logic of the Ahtisaari Plan
and, in one way or another, the Ahtisaari Plan itself. This paper discusses the
main features of ...
The Double Face of the European Union: How Distinctive Is the EU Foreign Policy Towards Kosovo? Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The international process on Kosovo status settlement has engaged a
huge diplomatic mechanism in order to find an acceptable solution for the
negotiating parties. As a result, the United Nations Office of Special Envoy
for Kosovo, chaired by Marti Ahtisaari, proposed a deep engagement of the
European Union in post-status-settlement Kosovo.1 Thus, the European
Union's position in the overall process of Kosovo status ...
huge diplomatic mechanism in order to find an acceptable solution for the
negotiating parties. As a result, the United Nations Office of Special Envoy
for Kosovo, chaired by Marti Ahtisaari, proposed a deep engagement of the
European Union in post-status-settlement Kosovo.1 Thus, the European
Union's position in the overall process of Kosovo status ...
International police reform and project management: empirical observations on EULEX Kosovo Universiteit Gent
In February 2008, the European Union (EU) launched its largest civilian crisis management operation under its Common Security and Defence Policy: the EU Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). It was to take over UNMIKU+2019s rule of law functions and help pave the way for KosovoU+2019s European integration. Based on field research conducted in Kosovo from November 2010 till February 2011 and interviews with members of EULEX, this article ...
The European Union's policy on Kosovo KU Leuven
The analysis in this chapter on the European Union's foreign policy in and on Kosovo adopts a political perspective from the viewpoint of the specific Kosovan context. The focus is not on the relevant EU institutions and decision-making processed in Brussels, but on the EU actors in Kosovo and on the policy implementation and policy output on the ground. It not only illuminates the EU's policy in Kosovo from and EU perspective (that is, to what ...
State-building in Kosovo : a plural policing perspective Universiteit Gent
This book challenges the conventional wisdom of international policing in transitional societies which seeks to strengthen the state police. It builds on a growing body of literature on the pluralization of policing in Western democracies and transitional states which contends that the state police is merely one security provider in a complex policing landscape. Through a case study of Kosovo, this book proposes possible forms of plural policing ...
How powerful are EULEX judges and prosecutors in Kosovo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The international process on Kosovo status settlement ended-up with the Ahtisaari Plan, which in fact prescribed the settlement arrangements. The very basic principle of Ahtisaari Plan was the supervision of the Kosovo independence. As a result, the main constrain upon the Kosovo independence, determined by the Ahtisaari Plan, was the authority of EULEX judges and prosecutors in Kosovo. Hence, the EULEX judges and prosecutors in Kosovo were ...