Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo

History, Politics, and Value Transformation
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-963-386-098-4
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 602 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramet, Sabrina P

Simkus, Albert

Listhaug, Ola

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface List of Tables List of Figures 1. Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: An Introduction Sabrina P. Ramet I. History 2. A Short History of Kosovar Albanians’ Struggle for Independence, 1878–1998 Roberto Morozzo della Rocca 3. Historiography in Post-Independence Kosovo Oliver Jens Schmitt 4. British Policy towards the Kosova Liberation Army, 1996–2000 James Pettifer 5. The Uprising and NATO’s Intervention, 1998–99 Zachary T. Irwin 6. The International Presence in Kosovo, 1999–2008 Johanna Deimel II. Politics 7. The Development of the Political System since February 2008 Altug Günal 8. The Serbs of Kosovo Florian Bieber 9. “Our Men Will Not Have Amnesia”: Civic Engagement, Emancipation, and Gendered Public in Kosovo Nita Luci and Linda Gusia 10. Solving the Issue of Northern Kosovo and Regional Cooperation Dušan Janjic III. Values and Value Transformation 11. Kosova 1912–2000 in the History Textbooks of Kosova and Serbia Shkëlzen Gashi 12. Civic Values in Kosovo within a European Perspective Kristen Ringdal 13. Differences in Values between and among Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo Albert Simkus and Shemsi Krasniqi 14. Political Support in Kosovo Karin Dyrstad IV. Conclusion 15. Kosovo as an International Problem Anton Bebler 16. Can Dialogue Make a Difference? The Experience of the Nansen Dialogue Network Steinar Bryn 17. The Roots of Instability and the Prerequisites of Stability in Kosovo: A Conclusion Sabrina P. Ramet and Albert Simkus Notes on Contributors Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Listhaug, Ola
Ola Listhaug is a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, and research group leader at the Centre for the Study of Civil War at the International Peace Research Institute (PRIO).

Ramet, Sabrina P
Sabrina P. Ramet is a Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. She is also a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and a Research Associate of the Science and Research Center of the Republic of Slovenia, Koper. She is the author of 13 scholarly books.

Simkus, Albert
Albert Simkus is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.