Migrants with a Mandate for Nation-Building: International Agency in Multi-Ethnic Kosovo
The post-war reconstruction of Kosovo took the shape of a trusteeship-like international administration led by the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and partners. Large numbers of international staff were imported and entrusted with a mandate for nationbuilding according to the Wester...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Dve Domovini |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/twohomelands/article/view/11169 |
| Summary: | The post-war reconstruction of Kosovo took the shape of a trusteeship-like international administration led by the United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and partners. Large numbers of international staff were imported and entrusted with a mandate for nationbuilding according to the Western European civic-territorial model. Although this model has been perceived and promoted as an appropriate and desirable solution for multi-ethnic Kosovo, reconciliation between the ethnic communities, a prerequisite for the implementation of the proposed model, remains a serious challenge for the agents of UNMIK. A number of ambiguous and questionable solutions have been proposed, jeopardising the professional integrity of the international staff. |
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| ISSN: | 0353-6777 1581-1212 |