Kosovo The Politics of Identity and Space (Routledge Advances in European Politics)

Kosovo: The Politics of Identity and Space explores the Albanian-Serbian confrontation after Slobodan Milosevic's rise to power and the policy of repression in Kosovo through the lens of the Kosovo education system. The argument is woven around the story of imposed ethnic segregation in Kosovo's education, and its impact on the emergence of exclusive notions of nation and homeland among the Serbian and Albanian youth in the 1990s. The book also critically explores the wider context of the Albanian non-violent resistance, including the emergence of the parallel state and its weaknesses. Kosovo: The Politics of Identity and Space not only provides an insight into events that led to the bloodshed in Kosovo in the late 1990s, but also shows that the legacy of segregation is one of the major challenges the international community faces in its efforts to establish an integrated multi-ethnic society in the territory. This Book Tells The Story Of The Serbian-albanian Conflict Over Kosova Through The Lens Of Its Education System After Slobodan Milosevic's Rise To Power. It Analyses Space As A Central Component In The Construction Of National Identity And Traces The Rise Of Exclusive Notions Of Nation And Homeland Among Albanians And Serbs In Post-autonomy Kosovo. The Focus Is On Segregated Education, Discussed Critically Within The Wider Context Of The Albanian Resistance In Kosovo. The View From Inside The Albanian National Movement Includes An Account Of The Creation Of The Albanian Shadow State, With Its Strengths And Weaknesses, And The Albanians' Embrace Of Non-violence And Their Subsequent Disenchantment With It. While Exploring Events That Led To The Bloodshed In Kosovo In 1999. Denisa Kostovicova Shows That The Legacy Of Ethnic Segregation Is One Of The Major Obstacles The International Community Faces In Its Efforts To Establish An Integrated Multi-ethnic Society In This Territory. Of Interest To Academics And Students Of Nationalism And Politics As Well As Practitioners And Journalists, This Book Is An Important Advance In Research On One Of The Most Tragic European Conflicts Of Recent Times.--jacket. 1. Albanian Educational Battles : From The Ottomans To The Communists -- 2. Education And National Mobilization In Kosovo In The 1980s -- 3. The Path To Kosovo's Two National Education Systems -- 4. The Establishment Of Albanian Parallel Education In Kosovo -- 5. Celebration Of Albanian Nationhood In Parallel Education -- 6. Segregation In Kosovo Prevails Before And After Nato Intervention. Denisa Kostovicova. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [288]-313) And Index. Throughout the 1990s, pictures of Albanian youngsters studying in makeshift classrooms became a symbol of Serbian state repression in Kosovo. The establishment of so-called parallel education in private houses and businesses in Kosovo became part of Albanian resistance to Serbian rule and an important gesture towards the existence of the self-declared Albanian shadow state in Kosovo.This book explores the construction of the nation identity of Kosovo Albanians after Slobodan Milosevic's rise to power and the abolition of Kosovo's autonomy through the lends of the province's educational system. The text is woven around the story of ethnic segregation in Kosovo's education system and its impact on the emergence of exclusive notions of nation and homeland among the Albanian and Serbian youth in segregated schools in the province during the 1990s. While focusing on the issue of education in post-autonomy Kosovo, this monograph critically explores the wider contest of the Albanian resistance, including the emergence of the parallel state as an integral component of non-violent resistance. Ultimately, this book provides an insight not only into events that led to the bloodshed in Kosovo in the late 1990s, but also show that the legacy of segregation is one of the most major challenges the international community faces in its efforts to establish an integrated multiethnic society in the province.Of interest to academics and students of Albanian culture and Balkan history, this book is an important advance in research on one of the most tragic European conflicts of recent times. ""