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- Civic and Uncivic Values in Kosovo: History, Politics, and Value Transformation
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Central European University Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- List of Figures
- pp. ix-x
- List of Tables
- p. xi
- I. History
- II. Politics
- 8. The Serbs of Kosovo
- pp. 175-198
- III. Values and Value Transformation
- 14. Political Support in Kosovo
- pp. 323-342
- IV. Conclusion
- 15. Kosovo as an International Problem
- pp. 345-364
- Notes on Contributors
- pp. 407-416
- Further Reading
- pp. 417-422
Additional Information
ISBN
9789633860748
Related ISBN(s)
9789633860731, 9789633860984
MARC Record
OCLC
904386623
Pages
464
Launched on MUSE
2015-03-04
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015