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