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Record Nr.

UNINA9910427041803321

Autore

Hetemi Atdhe

Titolo

Student movements for the Republic of Kosovo : 1968, 1981 and 1997 / / Atdhe Hetemi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

3-030-54952-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 273 p. 8 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Collana

Palgrave studies in the history of social movements

Disciplina

323.119199104971

Soggetti

Kosovo (Republic) Politics and government

Kosovo (Republic) History 1980-2008

Kosovo (Republic) History 1945-1980

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Uneasy Liaison: Albanians and South Slavs in the Former Yugoslavia -- 3. Social Movements Between Demands for Social Change, Justice and Nationalism (the 1960s) -- 4. The University of Prishtina (UP): Between Politics and Academia -- 5. Propaganda: Different Responses to the 1981 Demonstrations -- 6. The Unfolding of Kosovar Activism (the 1990s) -- 7. Conclusions -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyzes the central vision of three student movements organized by different generations of Kosovo Albanian students in 1968, 1981 and 1997. By examining the dynamics of the demonstrations, the author explores the dimensions, forms and implications of student uprisings and resistance, as well as the struggles for dominance by local (Kosovo), federal (SFRY), regional (Albania and Serbia) and international actors (outside the Balkans). While these demonstrations were organized by students, the book shows that these were not necessarily academic but political, highlighting the impact that students had on society to demonstrate. It examines how the vision for “Republic” status or independence impacted the first and subsequent student movements. Moreover, due to the richness of the empirical data included, this book contributes toward further discussions on social movements, nationalism and state



theories.