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OverviewDespite calls for the decolonisation of knowledge, scholars who come from conflict-affected societies remained marginalised, excluded from the examination of the politics and impacts of liberal interventionism. This edited volume gives local scholars a platform from which they critically examine different aspects of liberal interventionism and statebuilding in Kosovo. Drawing on situational epistemologies and grounded approaches, the chapters in this book interrogate a wide range of themes, including: the politics of local resistance; the uneven relationship between international statebuilders and local subjects; faking of local ownership of security sector reform and the rule of law; heuristic and practical limits of interventionism, as well as the subjugated voices in statebuilding process, such as minorities and women. The book finds that the local is not antidote to the liberal, and that local perspectives are not monolithic. Yet, local critiques of statebuilding do not seek to generate replicable knowledge; rather they prefer generating situational and context-specific knowledge be that to resolve problems or uncover the unresolved problems. The book seeks to contribute to critical peace and conflict studies by (re)turning the local turn to local scholars who come from conflict-affected societies and who have themselves experienced the transition from war to peace. This book, voted one of the top 10 books of 2020 by International Affairs, is essential reading for students and scholars of peace- and state-building, conflict studies and international relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gëzim Visoka , Vjosa Musliu (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138579910ISBN 10: 1138579912 Pages: 186 Publication Date: 11 April 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Local Critiques of Intervention and Statebuilding 2. International Statebuilding and Local Resistance in Kosovo 3. From Kosovo with Hospitality: Rethinking Hospitality Beyond Westphalia 4. The Hyperreality of Enlargement: A Baudrillardian Critique of the European Union in Kosovo 5. Local Inclusion or Exclusion? Security Sector Development in Kosovo 6. Making the Law, Ruling the Law: International Statebuilding and the Rule of Law in Kosovo 7. The Local Voices and Agency in Statebuilding: A Life Story Perspective 8. Voices of the Serb Minority in the Assembly of Kosovo 9. Inside-Out and Outside-In on Dealing with the Past in Kosovo: Actors, Voices, and Practices 10. The Subaltern of the Local: The Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Women and Statebuilding in Kosovo 11. The Politics of Citizenship, Social Policy, and Statebuilding in Kosovo 12. Conclusion: After Local CritiquesReviewsA superb collection on Kosovo's statebuilding process written by a distinguished group of local scholars. This book is a staunch contribution to understanding the challenges that underpin contemporary efforts for building peace and creating states after violent conflict. A must-read for scholars and practitioners of international relations alike. - Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016) A rare and valuable study by a group of Kosovar scholars that argues that local actors are not passive targets but critical agents of legitimation and success of international peacebuilding efforts. A timely contribution to the literature on peacebuilding that also strengthens the emerging field of Non-Western and Global IR. - Prof. Amitav Acharya, American University, USA Taking its prompt from postcolonial challenges critiques of Eurocentrism in International Relations theory, this book insightfully reassesses the local dimensions and meanings of intervention. It does so, however, by addressing Europe's intimate other - Kosovo. The editors have curated a wide-ranging and edifying set of contributions that turn the postcolonial critique towards Europe's own borderlands. As such, this book marks a crucial contribution to - and innovation in - debates surrounding intervention and statebuilding. - Prof. Robbie Shilliam, John Hopkins University, USA A superb collection on Kosovo's statebuilding process written by a distinguished group of local scholars. This book is a staunch contribution to understanding the challenges that underpin contemporary efforts for building peace and creating states after violent conflict. A must-read for scholars and practitioners of international relations alike. - Atifete Jahjaga, President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016) A rare and valuable study by a group of Kosovar scholars that argues that local actors are not passive targets but critical agents of legitimation and success of international peacebuilding efforts. A timely contribution to the literature on peacebuilding that also strengthens the emerging field of Non-Western and Global IR. - Prof. Amitav Acharya, American University, USA Taking its prompt from postcolonial challenges critiques of Eurocentrism in International Relations theory, this book insightfully reassesses the local dimensions and meanings of intervention. It does so, however, by addressing Europe's intimate other - Kosovo. The editors have curated a wide-ranging and edifying set of contributions that turn the postcolonial critique towards Europe's own borderlands. As such, this book marks a crucial contribution to - and innovation in - debates surrounding intervention and statebuilding. - Prof. Robbie Shilliam, John Hopkins University, USA Author InformationGëzim Visoka is Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland. Vjosa Musliu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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