Civic and uncivic values in Kosovo : history, politics, and value transformation / edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Albert Simkus, and Ola Listhaug.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ramet, Sabrina P., 1949- editor.

Simkus, Albert A. (Albert Andrew), editor.

Listhaug, Ola, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social values--Kosovo (Republic)--History.

Social values.

Social change--Kosovo (Republic)--History.

Social change.

Liberalism--Kosovo (Republic)--History.

Liberalism.

Law--Social aspects--Kosovo (Republic)--History.

Law.

Kosovo (Republic)--History.

Kosovo (Republic).

Kosovo (Republic)--Politics and government.

Kosovo (Republic)--Ethnic relations.

Kosovo (Republic)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest, Hungary ; New York, New York : Central European University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is driven by the conviction that the key to the establishment of stable liberal democracy anywhere in the world and, in this case, in Kosovo lies in the completion of three interrelated tasks: first, the creation of effective political institutions, based on the principle of the separation of powers (including the independence of the judiciary); second, the promotion of the rule of law; and, third, the promotion of civic values, including tolerance or ethnic/religious/sexual minorities, trust, and respect for the harm principle. In fact, there are problems across all three measures, including with judicial independence, with the rule of law, and with civic values. On the last of these, research findings show that the citizens of Kosovo rank extremely low on trust of other citizens, low on engagement in social organizations, and tolerance of gays, lesbians, and atheists, but high on trust in the political institutions of their country and in pride of their newly independent state.

Contents:

Civic and uncivic values in Kosovo : an introduction / Sabrina P. Ramet (NTNU)

Part One. History

A short history of Kosovar Albanians' struggle for independence, 1878-1998 / Roberto Morozzo della Rocca (University of Rome)

Debates about the history of Kosovo / Oliver Schmitt (University of Vienna)

British policy towards the Kosova Liberation Army, 1996-2000 / James Pettifer (University of Oxford)

The uprising and NATO's intervention, 1998-1999 / Zachary Irwin (Penn State, Erie)

The international presence in Kosovo, 1999-2008 / Johanna Deimel (Südosteuropa Gesellschaft, Munich)

Part Two. Politics

The development of the political system, since February 2008 / Altug Günal (Ege University)

The Serbs of Kosovo / Florian Bieber (University of Graz)

"Our men will not have amnesia" : civic engagement, emancipation, and gendered public in Kosovo / Nita Luci and Linda Gusia (both University of Prishtina)

Solving the issue of the north of Kosovo and international cooperation / Dusan Janjic (University of Belgrade)

Part Three. Values and value transformation

Kosova, 1912-2000, in the history textbooks of Kosova and Serbia / Shkëlzen Gashi (University of Prishtina)

Civic values in Kosovo within a European perspective / Kristen Ringdal (NTNU)

Differences in values between and among Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo / Albert Simkus (NTNU) and Shemsi Krasniqi (University of Prishtina)

Political support in Kosovo / Karin Dyrstad (SINTEF, Trondheim)

Conclusion

Kosovo as an international problem / Anton Bebler (University of Ljubljana)

Can dialogue make a difference? The experience of the Nansen Dialogue Network / Steinar Bryn (Nansen Academy, Lillehammer)

Understanding the roots and consequences of instability in Kosovo : a conclusion / Sabrina P. Ramet (NTNU) and Albert Simkus (NTNU)

About the editors and contributors.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-003-71880-9

963-386-074-1

9781003718802

OCLC:

904386623