Youth and Democracy: The Promotion of Youth Participation by the International Community in Kosovo
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Kosovo is a good example of the successes and failures of international efforts to promote democratization. From 1999 to 2008, the territory was an UN-protectorate and democracy promotion was largely in the hands of the international community. Even today, five years after the self-declaration of independence and the acquisition of full sovereignty in September 2012, the influence of the international community is still tremendous. Hopes for the democratic development of the country are largely invested in the young generation. This paper, based on interviews with local and international experts, and a survey of students in Pristina, examines whether the criticisms of the international community also apply to the promotion of political participation by the young generation. It also considers the co-ordination of activities between international organisations and local organisations.
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Cf. Narten, cited above (Note 3), p. 2.
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In 1989, the autonomy of the Province of Kosovo was removed by the Serbian parliament, and most Kosovo Albanians were no longer allowed to work in the public sector. They were excluded from schools and universities, public administration, the police, the judiciary, and the health service. In response, Kosovars organized an underground parallel system of their own. For instance, schooling in the Albanian language was provided in private houses. People with health problems sought help among Kosovo-Albanian friends or acquaintances. Conflicts were dealt with internally without recourse to the police or judiciary; cf. Carolin Leutloff/Elmar Pichl, The state of education in Kosovo after the cease fire in June 1999, in: Centre for Study of Balkan Society and Culture (ed.), How to construct a civil society? Education and Media in Southeastern Europe: Country-reports, Graz 1999, pp. 183-194. This resulted in the creation of a highly integrated system of mutual help and assistance, leading in turn to strong mutual interdependencies. Centuries-old clan structures played an important role in this.
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This first (2005) version of the law was, however, not adopted, as it failed to secure a majority in parliament.
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Cf. Juliana Olldashi-Berisha, The Right to Education. The Case of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians in Kosovo, Pristina 2008, p. 99.
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Youth and Democracy: The Promotion of Youth Participation by the International Community in Kosovo
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Kosovo is a good example of the successes and failures of international efforts to promote democratization. From 1999 to 2008, the territory was an UN-protectorate and democracy promotion was largely in the hands of the international community. Even today, five years after the self-declaration of independence and the acquisition of full sovereignty in September 2012, the influence of the international community is still tremendous. Hopes for the democratic development of the country are largely invested in the young generation. This paper, based on interviews with local and international experts, and a survey of students in Pristina, examines whether the criticisms of the international community also apply to the promotion of political participation by the young generation. It also considers the co-ordination of activities between international organisations and local organisations.
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