Kosovo Between War and Peace: Nationalism, Peacebuilding and International Trusteeship

ISBN-13: 9780415459587 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 208 str.

B. Knudsen Tonny

Opis

A major contribution to the debate about the reconstruction of Kosovo, and to the general discussion surrounding the revived 'trusteeship institution' model in the context of the UN internationalism of the 1990s and the War on Terror following 9/11. Bringing together leading international scholars, this book presents the latest empirical research alongside detailed theoretical analysis. Examining the key questions local parties and the international community have encountered in Kosovo, including how to develop effective and inclusive local government, how to counter crime and the dysfunctional aspects of liberal economic reform, how to unite the partly opposed goals of reconstructing the province while avoiding renewed ethnic and international strife, and how to handle the specific challenge of Kosovo's future status. The contributors also re-examine the background factors that continue to influence and hamper the attempt to administrate and reconstruct the province, first of all the nationalist ideologies and the record of ethnic violence. This book will be of great interest to all students of Balkan politics, peacekeeping, international relations and security studies in general.

Spis treści

1. The Politics of International Trusteeship  2. The Kosovo Myth: Nationalism and Revenge  3. The Logic of Genocide and the Prospects of Reconciliation  4. The Kosovo-Experiment: Peacebuilding through an International Trusteeship  5. Local Governance in Kosovo: A Link to Democratic Development?  6. Foundations and Fractures of Kosovo’s Educational System: Towards Conflict or Peace?  7. Crime and Capitalism in Kosovo’s Transformation  8. Administering Membership of International Society: The Role and Function of UNMIK  9. From UNMIK to Self-Determination? The Puzzle of Kosovo’s Future Status  10. Liberal Trusteeship: The Convergence of Interest and Ideology in International Administration  11. The Future of International Trusteeship: Conclusive Reflections  

O autorze

Tonny Brems Knudsen, Carsten Bagge Laustsen