Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo : : History, Politics, and Value Transformation / / ed. by Sabrina P. Ramet, Ola Listhaug, Albert Simkus.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2014-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Bebler, Anton,; Bieber, Florian,; Bryn, Steinar,; Deimel, Johanna,; Dyrstad, Karin,; Gashi, Shkëlzen,; Gusia, Linda,; Günal, Altuğ,; Irwin, Zachary T.,; Janjić, Dušan,; Krasniqi, Shemsi,; Luci, Nita,; Pettifer, James,; Ramet, Sabrina P.,; Ringdal, Kristen,; Rocca, Roberto Morozzo della,; Schmitt, Oliver Jens,; Simkus, Albert,
• HerausgeberIn: Listhaug, Ola,; Ramet, Sabrina P.,; Simkus, Albert,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2022]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (464 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: An Introduction -- PART ONE History -- CHAPTER 2 A Short History of the Kosovar Albanians’ Struggle for Independence, 1878–1998 -- CHAPTER 3 Historiography in Post-Independence Kosovo -- CHAPTER 4 British Policy towards the Kosova Liberation Army, 1996–2000 -- CHAPTER 5 The Uprising and NATO’s Intervention, 1998–99 -- CHAPTER 6 The International Presence in Kosovo, 1999–2008 -- PART TWO Politics -- CHAPTER 7 The Development of the Political System since February 2008 -- CHAPTER 8 The Serbs of Kosovo -- CHAPTER 9 “Our men will not have amnesia”:1 Civic Engagement, Emancipation, and Transformations of the Gendered Public in Kosovo -- CHAPTER 10 Solving the Issue of Northern Kosovo and Regional Cooperation -- PART THREE Values and Value Transformation -- CHAPTER 11 Kosova 1912–2000 in the History Textbooks of Kosova and Serbia -- CHAPTER 12 Civic Values in Kosovo within a European Perspective -- CHAPTER 13 Differences in Values between and among Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo -- CHAPTER 14 Political Support in Kosovo -- PART FOUR Conclusion -- CHAPTER 15 Kosovo as an International Problem -- CHAPTER 16 Can Dialogue Make a Difference? The Experience of the Nansen Dialogue Network -- CHAPTER 17 The Roots of Instability and the Prerequisites of Stability in Kosovo: A Conclusion -- Notes on Contributors -- Further Reading -- Index