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
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
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
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
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
Kosovo under autonomy
Kosovo Under Autonomy endeavors to provide new analyses of several controversies surrounding the relationships between Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo between 1974-1990: the causes of... Read More
Kosovo – is Belgrade seeking a Republika Srpska?
The Quint would be rightly concerned over a Serbian demand to give an association its own powers, funds and representation at central level. That would be... Read More
Kosovo – painting into a corner
Leaving the northern Kosovo Serbs out of the process of determining their future leaves open the possibility that whatever Belgrade might come to accept under... Read More
Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative
TransConflict is pleased to announce that, every Friday, it will be presenting extracts from ‘Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars’ Initiative (Second Edition)’. Charles Ingrao,... Read More
UN in Kosovo held responsible for failing to investigate forced disappearances – too little, too late?
In a landmark decision, the Human Rights Advisory Panel found UNMIK responsible for failing to investigate forced disappearances. With such competencies having now been transferred... Read More
The Bosnian Project
TransConflict is pleased to present ‘The Bosnian Project, which explores the question of identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina – particularly whether or not there is a shared,... Read More
Serbia, Kosovo and EU enlargement
Only Washington can push Pristina to accept a compromise over the north. Yet despite the fact that the Ahtisaari Plan clearly allows them to have... Read More
Security Council Resolution 1244 – everyone’s favorite crutch
Kosovo has been an abject failure of Western policy, especially in Washington where successive administrations have been content to pontificate, but have been unwilling to... Read More
A “Republika Srpska” in Kosova?
The only way Kosova can hope to manage successfully the creation of a Serb counter-government is if Washington can accomplish what it has failed to so far... Read More
Kosovo – remembering what the Ahtisaari Plan says
The latest round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina appears not to have reached agreement, with the north still remaining the issue. Yet, the Ahtisaari... Read More
Serbia and Syria
There has been a failure of public diplomacy by the US, the UK, France and Germany to serve the interests of stability in either Serbia or... Read More
Turkish-Serbian relations – a rising strategic axis in the Western Balkans
The strategic relations between Turkey and Serbia is an important case of how a century of negative peace could transform via economic cooperation and development.
Kosovo – trust and distrust
That the EU dialogue has made certain progress – not all of it implemented in the north due in large part to the distrust –... Read More
The end of the Lagumdzija-Komsic Affair, and the future of the Federation
Manipulation of electoral loopholes and political disenfranchising of an entire ethnic group – Bosnia’s Croats – has further complicated efforts to reconcile the collective rights of... Read More
Kosovo – what about north Mitrovica?
Defining the boundaries and relationship between the two Mitrovicas will require acceptance of the fact that North Mitrovica is perhaps the most zero-sum issue of... Read More