Breivik – down the path of extremism and violence
It is important to stress that the radicalization process of Breivik combines various incidents that take place over many years. Which events prevail over his... Read More
Kosovo – what should the northerners do?
If the northerners come to decide it worth the effort to try to make the agreement into something they can live with, resistance as a... Read More
1981 demonstrations in Kosovo
By branding the 1981 protests as the continuity of “Albanian counterrevolution”, the Yugoslav leadership was in denial about the real problems facing Kosovo: its unequal political status,... Read More
Kosovo – implementing the agreement
Brussels should delink EU accession from implementation of the Pristina-Belgrade agreement. Granting Serbia a date in June would still leave many years to track the... Read More
Lone wolf terrorism – learning from the Breivik case
There is an urgent need to better understand lone wolf terrorism, in general, and the Breivik case, specifically, placing the threat in the right context.... Read More
Thoughts on community and commemoration
The question of representation is a key issue in the issues of commemorations, many of which have had their ownership taken by the very individuals... Read More
Using images in struggle – creating another social reality
Art has the capacity to create another social reality, to give voice to the voiceless or to imagine a reality beyond conflict. Dreaming a new... Read More
Kosovo – some hope but bigger dangers?
The agreement initialled by the prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo offers on only an outline of a possible approach. Even if everyone accepted this... Read More
Yugoslavia – the constitution of 1974 and some political results
Higher rates of Albanian participation in the political institutions of the 1970s federation would suggest that ethnic Albanians accepted the political system and that they... Read More
The second GCCT newsletter
TransConflict is pleased to present the second Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation newsletter, showcasing the work of the GCCT and its members.
The EU and post-2015 – towards a decent peace for all?
The EU’s latest proposal for the post-2015 development framework is on the right track. But, as Member States reflect on this document to adopt Council... Read More
Somalia – peace on a platter of gold
It is only by building democratic institutions that the present and future generations of Somali leaders will be inspired to continue the country’s progress towards national... Read More
Kosovo – what next from Pristina and friends?
A continued frozen conflict over north Kosovo is not the best option. It would have been better for the EU to break itself free of... Read More
Issues surrounding the Kosovo Albanians and their political and economic status
One of the major controversies of ‘Kosovo under Autonomy’ concerns the demands of the Kosovo Albanians for political and economic equality in the SFRY, the League of... Read More
Education – the instrument of peace in Kashmir
A growing number of young people in Kashmir are suffering from emotional despair, low self-esteem, a lack of cultural connectivity and a loss of values.... Read More
When the war is over – the Gotovina verdict and confronting the past
All until war crimes committed during the Tudjman-era are confronted and accounted for, Crotia will not be able to say with confidence that, finally, “the... Read More
Using restorative justice at the pre-sentence stage of the criminal justice process
Restorative justice can be conducted safely and effectively at all parts of the criminal justice process, but there are certain advantages which are specific to its... Read More
Arab Spring – what does the West expect after two years?
The Arab Spring could not be avoided; the old geopolitics of the region is permanently changed. Hence we must begin re-imagining the moral map of... Read More
2013 Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies
TransConflict is pleased to announce the 2013 Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies organised by the Centre for Comparative Conflict Studies (CFCCS) from 1-8 July.
Kosovo – so what is Plan B?
It is about the time to settle the issue of the north as a continued frozen conflict is good for no one. Indeed, stalemate leaves... Read More
Demographic changes in Kosovo – 1974–1981
The demographic development in Kosovo is one of the most topical and at the same time one of the most delicate questions that researchers are currently facing.
Kosovo – talks need not remain stalled over courts and police
Despite EU and US pressure, the latest round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina failed to produce agreement on the north and an “association” of... Read More
Syria – a revolution at any cost?
Decentralizing the Syrian peace process is a pragmatic answer to the fact that the rebels don’t have a central authority, and that it is very... Read More
Serb municipalities in Kosovo and Kurdish reform in Turkey
The ethnic-oriented Dayton constitution and Sejdic-Finci imbroglio is a great example of how the ethnicization of constitutions further divides a post-conflict multi-ethnic society. Turkey and... Read More
Anything but democracy – the EU’s policy in Bosnia-Herzegovina
An EU-brokered agreement to bring Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitution into accordance with the 2009 European Court of Human Rights’ Sejdic-Finci verdict does not serve to create... Read More