Statehood without an army
The question of the Kosovo Armed Force
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21157026 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giorgos Triantafyllou (0000-0002-7595-8155, South-East Europe Programme, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens, Greece, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 261-279 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-3857 • E-ISSN: 1743-9639 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14683857.2018.1474578 |
| OpenAlex | W2805186067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 14 |
Almost a decade after its declaration of independence, Kosovo continues to depend on NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) for its protection. This article explores why Kosovo has not developed its own armed forces and how it could complete the process of security institution building through the establishment of a Kosovo Armed Force (KAF) in the future. Conceptually, the article highlights the role of different agents with diverging positions on the development of a KAF and the unfolding politicization of the issue, under conditions of legal uncertainty. The empirical analysis traces the stalemate regarding the creation of a KAF to legal restraints and the diverging positions of different parties on the issue. More specifically, the government’s inability to balance between the high expectations of Kosovo Albanians and the adamant objections of Kosovo Serbs has exacerbated the politicization of the debate
Economics · Political economy · Political science · Military History and Strategy · Peacebuilding and International Security · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Albanian Slide
The role of epistemic communities
Salafi pluralism in national contexts
State-building and patronage networks
Ex-combatants as civic activists in post-conflict societies
‘The association that dissociates’ – narratives of local political resistance in Kosovo and the delayed implementation of the Brussels Agreement
Explaining municipal governance in Kosovo
State-building or state-capture? Institutional exports, local reception and hybridity of reforms in post-war Kosovo
Education for whom? Engineering multiculturalism and liberal peace in post-conflict Kosovo
Implementing Brussels Agreements
The role of epistemic communities
Issues of local ownership in Kosovo’s security sector
Salafi pluralism in national contexts
State-building and patronage networks
‘The association that dissociates’ – narratives of local political resistance in Kosovo and the delayed implementation of the Brussels Agreement
Explaining municipal governance in Kosovo
State-building or state-capture? Institutional exports, local reception and hybridity of reforms in post-war Kosovo
Education for whom? Engineering multiculturalism and liberal peace in post-conflict Kosovo
Implementing Brussels Agreements
Soldiers and Civil Power
Contemporary conflict resolution
| Citations per year | 1.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |