Student Movements for the Republic of Kosovo

1968, 1981 and 1997

Atdhe Hetemi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XV, 273 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-54954-1 (ISBN)

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This book analyzes the central vision of three student movements organized by different generations of Kosovo Albanian students in 1968, 1981 and 1997. By examining the dynamics of the demonstrations, the author explores the dimensions, forms and implications of student uprisings and resistance, as well as the struggles for dominance by local (Kosovo), federal (SFRY), regional (Albania and Serbia) and international actors (outside the Balkans). While these demonstrations were organized by students, the book shows that these were not necessarily academic but political, highlighting the impact that students had on society to demonstrate. It examines how the vision for "Republic" status or independence impacted the first and subsequent student movements. Moreover, due to the richness of the empirical data included, this book contributes toward further discussions on social movements, nationalism and state theories.

lt;b> Atdhe Hetemi completed his PhD at the University of Ghent, Belgium, in 2020. He has led and participated in various programs with the UNDP, USAID, the Centre on Social Movement Studies of the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Hungary and the University of Regensberg in Germany.

1. Introduction.- 2. Uneasy Liaison: Albanians and South Slavs in the Former Yugoslavia.- 3. Social Movements Between Demands for Social Change, Justice and Nationalism (the 1960s).- 4. The University of Prishtina (UP): Between Politics and Academia.- 5. Propaganda: Different Responses to the 1981 Demonstrations.- 6. The Unfolding of Kosovar Activism (the 1990s).- 7. Conclusions.- Epilogue.

"The volume clearly fills a gap. The author combines deep insights into the student movements with well-documented research on Albanian-language (higher) education in Kosovo, in particular on the (tumultuous) process leading to the establishment of the University of Prishtinë/Pristina in 1969-1970 and the challenges it faced in the first decades of its existence. Hetemi's multidisciplinary approach, combining historical and ethnographic research, makes the publication appealing to a broad range of social scientists and historians interested in (South-)Eastern Europe." (Julia Nietsch, Comparative Southeast European Studies, Vol. 70 (1), 2022)

“The volume clearly fills a gap. The author combines deep insights into the student movements with well-documented research on Albanian-language (higher) education in Kosovo, in particular on the (tumultuous) process leading to the establishment of the University of Prishtinë/Priština in 1969-1970 and the challenges it faced in the first decades of its existence. Hetemi’s multidisciplinary approach, combining historical and ethnographic research, makes the publication appealing to a broad range of social scientists and historians interested in (South-)Eastern Europe.” (Julia Nietsch, Comparative Southeast European Studies, Vol. 70 (1), 2022)

Erscheinungsdatum	09.10.2021
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
Zusatzinfo	XV, 273 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	384 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Schlagworte	1960s • 1980s • 1990s • Albania • Balkanism • Belgrade • Nationalism • Oral History • Orientalism • Prishtina • Republic of Kosovo • serbia • Slavs • Student mobilization • Yugoslavia
ISBN-10	3-030-54954-2 / 3030549542
ISBN-13	978-3-030-54954-1 / 9783030549541
Zustand	Neuware