1 / 21

Identity and State Building in Kosovo (1999-2012)

Identity and State Building in Kosovo (1999-2012). Basic Facts. territory 10,908 km2 / 4,212 sq mi slightly bigger than Dellaware flat fluvial basin with an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m.

leone
Download Presentation

Identity and State Building in Kosovo (1999-2012)

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Identity and State Building in Kosovo (1999-2012)

  2. Basic Facts territory 10,908 km2 / 4,212 sq mi slightlybiggerthanDellaware flat fluvial basin with an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m

  3. ethnic groups: Albanians 92 % Serbs 5 % Bosniak, Gorani, Roma, Turk, Ashkali, Egyptianappr. 3 %

  4. Historical Context The Battle of Kosovo of 1389

  5. A Battle and a Myth • Controversial data • Unclear outcome despite general agreement that the Ottoman troops prevailed • Symbolic significance: • for the Serbs • for the Ottomans and their heirs • Consequences

  6. Ottoman Kosovo (1450-1912) Multi-ethnic character of Ottoman Kosovo Islamization of Albanians Plight for Albanian nationhood: the League of Prizren of 1878

  7. Prizren townsfolk Armed Kosovo Albanian in traditional dress Gorani

  8. Kosovo Under Serbian Rule (1912-1999) • Conquest and initial repressions 1912-1918 • Interwar colonist policies • Interwar education policies • Kosovo under Tito • Renewal of repressions under Milosevic 1989-1999 • Kosovo Albanian parallel structures or civil society • Escalation of violence and international intervention

  9. UN Protectorate (1999-2008) • War • UNSCR 1244 • UNMIK Administration and PISG: initial efforts in civil society, state, and identity building • KFOR and its role • Failure: March 2004 Riots • The Status Issue and its implications

  10. Independent Kosovo (2008-2012) The Declaration of Independence of 17 February 2008 and its importance Challenges: from a centralized state to liberal democracy Albanians and Serbs or Albanians vs. Serbs the Question of the North relations with Serbia economic problems

  11. Opportunities and Perspectives A liberal multi-ethnic democracy: current situation and perspectives The Issue of the North and relations with Serbia: possible solutions Influence of the EU integration perspectives and the overall effect of the international community Civil Society

  12. Identity Construction in the Context of the Balkans Shifting identities. The impact of state building Multiple identities Europeanization of the Balkans

More Related