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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"Kosovo"”.
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Framing Analysis of Kosovo Independence
On February 17, 2008 Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia and the event spurred significant media attention. Countries like Spain, Romania, and Russia feared that the event would engender separatism on their own territories, while the U.S., Germany, France, Italy, and UK regarded it as a …
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THE ROLE AND RAMIFICATIONS OF THE KOSOVO LIBERATION ARMY’S RECLASSIFICATION IN THE PEACE PROCESS OF KOSOVO
… by the dominant powers to reclassify the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and not consider it a terrorist organization anymore? This thesis explores the history, circumstances, and implications of the reclassification of the KLA and the role that it played in the evolution of the Kosovo …
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British media coverage of the Kosovo conflict
New Labour presented Nato's Kosovo campaign in 1999 as Britain's first war fought for purely humanitarian reasons, and this framing of the Nato campaign seemed to become the dominant image of the conflict in the British media. This study uses a framing conceptual framework to analyse the British …
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Conflict Transformation Through Integrative Mediation in Mitrovica, Kosovo
… city divided along ethnic lines in Kosovo—through the work of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre - Mediation Centre Mitrovica (ADRC-MCM). Following Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence, the region has faced significant challenges in establishing the rule of law and …
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Development of an Environmental Law Curriculum for Kosovo Universities
… aims to improve environmental problem solving in Kosovo by introducing an environmental law course to the Kosovo university system. No school in Kosovo currently teaches environmental law and lawyers practicing environmental litigation are nonexistent. There are not many experts who can be …
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Development of an Environmental Law Curriculum for Kosovo Universities
… aims to improve environmental problem solving in Kosovo by introducing an environmental law course to the Kosovo university system. No school in Kosovo currently teaches environmental law and lawyers practicing environmental litigation are nonexistent. There are not many experts who can be …
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Legacies of Destruction: Architecture as a Nationalist Battleground in Kosovo
… during modern conflict, but a major facet of the Kosovo War of 1998-9 and its aftermath was the deliberate targeting and demolition of architectural heritage on a massive scale. Both Serbian and Kosovar Albanian nationalists participated in this desecration, the most widespread wave of violence …
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Europos Sąjungos mediacija Kosovo ir Serbijos konflikte: egzogeninių veiksnių įtaka /
… examples of EU mediation is the mediation of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict. One of the cornerstones of mediation that underlines the relevance of this topic is its effectiveness. Exogenous factors – uncontrollable external influences – often influence the precise nature of EU mediation and alter the …
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Governing transition in Kosovo : post-conflict peacebuilding United Nations style
… examines the governance of transition in Kosovo after the conclusion of the armed conflict in June 1999. Particular emphases are placed on the transitional justice processes employed by the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the transitional administration. In …
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Conflict and communication : critical theory, international relations and the intervention in Kosovo
… in relation to NATO's intervention in Kosovo in 1999. The research builds on recent developments in discourse ethics to formulate, ground, test and evaluate a critical theoretical framework. This framework is presented as a series of `communicative imperatives' which might inform …
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Stabilitocracy in Practice: An Analysis of the EU’s Policy towards the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue
… on the case of the Brussels Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. This case study is analysed within the framework of the concept of ‘stabilitocracy’. It asserts that the EU initially interlinked its promotion of democratic reforms and the pursuit of stability but ultimately focused primarily on …
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New states challenged: education, peacebuilding and statebuilding in post-conflict Kosovo and East Timor
… these premises, I have conducted fieldwork in Kosovo and East Timor, two recent cases where major statebuilding and peacebuilding interventions have been launched. The research first has mapped education programming and reform by identifying the main actors that have been part of the process. …
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Education and Civil Conflict: The Negative Effects of Intolerant Curricula in Kosovo, Pakistan, and Sudan
<p>Education has long been used as a tool for national identity formation and social cohesion. However, in diverse communities across the globe, the question must be asked: are educational institutions creating citizens with a narrow view of “us vs. them” or an identity built on multiculturalism …
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Development and disappointment : an ethnographic study of Kosovo informal settlement's water and sanitation system upgrade
… was undertaken by the municipality, to provide Kosovo Informal Settlement with a new communal water and sanitation system that uses vacuum sewerage technology. This ethnographic study sought to establish the level of social acceptability of the new infrastructure postupgrade; to monitor how …
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O processo de paz no Kosovo : perceções dos militares do exército português no teatro de operações
… ocorreram na região dos Balcãs, em particular no Kosovo, com os problemas políticos e nomeadamente étnicos que acarretam, representam, para a comunidade internacional, um enorme dilema. Neste contexto e com o objetivo de ajudar a criar as condições necessárias à obtenção de uma paz estável e …
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Human Rights in the Discourse on Sovereignty: The United States, Russia and NATO's Intervention in Kosovo
The concept of sovereignty has been a contestable idea throughout history, and its meaning has oftentimes transformed to reflect prevailing systemic conditions and political priorities of major actors in each historical period. In this study, I argue that the social construction of state …
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