Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo
This volume is based on the conviction that the key to the establishment of stable liberal democracy anywhere in the world - in this case, in Kosovo - lies in the completion of three interrelated tasks: The creation of effective political institutions based on the principle of the separation of powers (including the independence of the judiciary), the implementation of the rule of law, and the promotion of civic values, including tolerance of ethnic, religious and sexual minorities, trust, and respect for the harm principle. In Kosovo, there are problems across all three measures, including judicial independence, the rule of law, and especially, civic values. Research shows that the citizens of Kosovo rank extremely low on trust of other citizens, engagement in social organizations, and tolerance of gays, lesbians, and atheists, but high on trust in the political institutions of their country along with a great deal of pride in their newly independent state.
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
Altuğ 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 Janjić
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