Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State
This paper analyzes the census in Kosovo in 2011 with specific focus on the political implications and ethnic minority rights. A key conclusion is that this census highly influences public policy-making, and with regard to minority rights, the census data, in comparison to previous estimates and Kos...
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| description | This paper analyzes the census in Kosovo in 2011 with specific focus on the political implications and ethnic minority rights. A key conclusion is that this census highly influences public policy-making, and with regard to minority rights, the census data, in comparison to previous estimates and Kosovo Constitutional provisions, is not favorable to ethnic minorities. Expressing a lower number of minorities in total terms, the 2011 census explicitly reduced the representation of minorities at the central and local institutions, and consequently affected budget allocations. However, we must be aware that to some extent, because of the full boycott in the North by local Serbs, and the partial boycott in the South by the Roma and Serb communities, comparisons are limited and the data needs to be analyzed with care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9843ee3337b34d48b52b939d31fdc0052022-12-21T21:43:11ZengCentre for Southeast European StudiesContemporary Southeastern Europe2310-36122310-36122015-12-01228498Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested StateMehmet MusajThis paper analyzes the census in Kosovo in 2011 with specific focus on the political implications and ethnic minority rights. A key conclusion is that this census highly influences public policy-making, and with regard to minority rights, the census data, in comparison to previous estimates and Kosovo Constitutional provisions, is not favorable to ethnic minorities. Expressing a lower number of minorities in total terms, the 2011 census explicitly reduced the representation of minorities at the central and local institutions, and consequently affected budget allocations. However, we must be aware that to some extent, because of the full boycott in the North by local Serbs, and the partial boycott in the South by the Roma and Serb communities, comparisons are limited and the data needs to be analyzed with care.http://unipub.uni-graz.at/cse/periodical/pageview/865225Kosovocensusstate institutionsWestern Balkansminoritiesidentities |
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| title | Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State |
| title_full | Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State |
| title_fullStr | Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State |
| title_short | Kosovo 2011 Census: Contested Census within a Contested State |
| title_sort | kosovo 2011 census contested census within a contested state |
| topic | Kosovo census state institutions Western Balkans minorities identities |
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