Nation Failure, Ethnic Elites, and Balance of Power: The International Administration of Kosova

Nation Failure, Ethnic Elites, and Balance of Power: The International Administration of Kosova

by Shinasi A. Rama
Nation Failure, Ethnic Elites, and Balance of Power: The International Administration of Kosova

Nation Failure, Ethnic Elites, and Balance of Power: The International Administration of Kosova

by Shinasi A. Rama

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Overview

This book examines the history of nation-building in Kosova as a model of how the theories behind nation-building, state-building and peace-building can succeed or fail. The author argues that two missing factors led to successful state-building but failed nation-building in Kosova: the balance of power and the ethnic elite. The author uses his unique expert knowledge gained over thirty years of study to present a thorough overview of international administration and nation-building in Kosova.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783030051921
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication date: 01/12/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 629 KB

About the Author

Shinasi A. Rama is Clinical Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics, New York University, USA. He served as Senior Political Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Kosova in the US. His research focuses on international relations and comparative politics.

Table of Contents

Chapter I:
Introduction

Chapter II:
The Security Syntheses And The Transformation Of The Other Into A Deadly Existential Threat

Chapter III:
From Ghandian Pacifism And Communitarianism To The War And The Warlordism: The Adjustment Of The Albanian Security Synthesis

Chapter IV:
Failed Negotiations, Intervention And Ethnocide: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Of The Security Syntheses

Chapter V:
Kosova As A Chessboard: The Centrality Of The Balance Of Power

Chapter VI:
International Pro-Consuls And Marginalized Élites: The Security Syntheses And The Élite Fight For Survival

Chapter VII:
The Prelude To The Elections: Powersharing And The Failure Of The Multiethnic Project

Chapter VIII:
And The Dominant Cleavage Is… Democracy, Nationalism And The Triumph Of The Security Syntheses

Chapter IX:
The Triumph Of The Security Syntheses: Towards A Newborn, Yet Stillborn, National State

Chapter X:In Lieu Of A Conclusion:
Chasing Proteus: Deadly Existential Threats, The Security Synthesis, The Existential Entities And The State

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