Kosovo: A Success or Failure? A Study of State-Building
(2006)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- Abstract
In this thesis I have discussed the ongoing international state-building mission in Kosovo in the context of the final status issue and examining the future prospects. The main question of this study has been in which direction the state-building process is moving Kosovo and whether it can be regarded as a success or a failure.
This qualitative case study has employed the ?institutionalization before liberalization? (IBL) strategy as theoretical framework, which is a modified strategy of the liberal peace theory.
My conclusion is that the state-building process in Kosovo has reached a status quo which results in negative outcomes. The state-building mission has not managed to create the foundation for a stable and sustainable... (More) - Abstract
In this thesis I have discussed the ongoing international state-building mission in Kosovo in the context of the final status issue and examining the future prospects. The main question of this study has been in which direction the state-building process is moving Kosovo and whether it can be regarded as a success or a failure.
This qualitative case study has employed the ?institutionalization before liberalization? (IBL) strategy as theoretical framework, which is a modified strategy of the liberal peace theory.
My conclusion is that the state-building process in Kosovo has reached a status quo which results in negative outcomes. The state-building mission has not managed to create the foundation for a stable and sustainable peace. In order to over come the status quo and move the process forward in a sound direction the status of Kosovo must urgently be determined. Further, Kosovo needs to advance from a first stage of state-building to a second stage. This means that Kosovo needs to move from a protectorate to a member-state building process, where a full membership of the EU is the final goal. (Less)
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- author
- Ohlsson Strandberg, Johanna
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Kosovo, State-Building, Final Status, IBL Strategy, Interim Administrations, European Union, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1326136
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- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
- date last changed
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abstract = {{Abstract
In this thesis I have discussed the ongoing international state-building mission in Kosovo in the context of the final status issue and examining the future prospects. The main question of this study has been in which direction the state-building process is moving Kosovo and whether it can be regarded as a success or a failure.
This qualitative case study has employed the ?institutionalization before liberalization? (IBL) strategy as theoretical framework, which is a modified strategy of the liberal peace theory.
My conclusion is that the state-building process in Kosovo has reached a status quo which results in negative outcomes. The state-building mission has not managed to create the foundation for a stable and sustainable peace. In order to over come the status quo and move the process forward in a sound direction the status of Kosovo must urgently be determined. Further, Kosovo needs to advance from a first stage of state-building to a second stage. This means that Kosovo needs to move from a protectorate to a member-state building process, where a full membership of the EU is the final goal.}},
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