By using our site, you agree to our collection of information through the use of cookies. To learn more, view our Privacy Policy. To browse Academia. This paper argues that the state-building process in Kosovo does not resemble a Weberian model, rather it can be characterized as having multiple centres of authority and personalized institutions which derive their legitimacy from patron-client relationships.
Kosovo, a new state which is in the process of international recognition of its statehood, after the war, and until the declaration of independence in , has faced a number of challenges during its efforts to build the democratic system and order.
This paper provides one overview of state building challenges and the European integration process of the Republic of Kosovo. Kosovo has its old and new history, which was decided by the great powers in London, Berlin, Paris, in Yalta and Potsdam, and later in Dayton and Rambouillet.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical roots of the independence movement among Kosovo Albanians, until the declaration of independence on February 17, , and the state-creating challenges of the Kosovo state International Studies.
Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, The traditional assumption of the state sovereignty norm has been that an international society of states will structure the international order to safeguard the interests of the state. The end of the Cold War era transformed international relations and led to a discussion on how states interacted with their populations. From the early s, research on international relations, war and peace, and security studies identified the growing problem of failing states.
