KOSOVO DIVIDED ethnicity, nationalism and the struggle for a state;ethnicity, nationalism and the struggle for a state

"Given the recent revival of nationalism in many parts of the world in tandem with new conflicts and forms of interventionism, this book uses the case of Kosovo to discuss some of key problems around contemporary practices of state-building. Based on exhaustive research and fieldwork, Marius Calu investigates how the management of plurality is a fundamental element of contemporary state-building seeking to build social cohesion, while for the new-born Kosovo it stands as vital symbol for its domestic sovereignty and legitimisation. With the aim of understanding why and in what ways the management of diversity has become a central element of state-building in post-conflict Kosovo, this study juxtaposes the de jure multi-ethnic liberal democratic form of governance with the de facto results and consequences of Kosovo's task to protect, accommodate and integrate its ethnic minorities."-- Provided by publisher Cover Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Political Parties in Kosovo Introduction 1 Statebuilding and Multiethnic Governance 2 Post-conflict and Post-independence Statebuilding in Kosovo 3 The Integration, Accommodation and Protection of Kosovo Serbs 4 Non-dominant Minorities in Kosovo 5 Managing Diversity through Decentralization Conclusion: The Struggle Continues Notes Bibliography Index Kosovo Divided analyses the legal system in place in Kosovo and shows how this unique legal and political system, where ethnicities have their own legal access, is highlighting and exacerbating ethnic tensions in Kosovo itself. Based on exhaustive research, Marius Calu argues that the legal system deigned to right the wrongs of the 90s in the Balkans, in fact risks inflaming tensions in the region.