{"product_id":"creating-kosovo-9780801452949","title":"Creating Kosovo","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElton Skendaj investigates the shaping of civil institutions in Kosovo, based on national survey data, interviews, and focus groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElton Skendaj's \u003ci\u003eCreating Kosovo: International Oversightand the Making of Ethical Institutions\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth analysis of state building and democracy promotionin the case of Kosovo. State building has been analyzed in depth from the institutional perspective; however, Skendaj’s book tackles it from a different angle by focusing on bureaucracies.... Answering the democratization and state-building hypotheses with rich data (many interviews) and a structured organization and presentation of the material contributes to the salience of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Arlinda Rrustemi * H-Diplo *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a wealth of information on different issues related to the early state building process of Kosovo, and will certainly be of interest to both students and experienced researchers working on these issues.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nicolas Lemay-Hébert * Slavic Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book successfully manages to capture varying degrees of institutional overlap, conflicting political agendas, and other legal and political factors that determined Kosovo's statebuilding.... [\u003ci\u003eCreating Kosovo\u003c\/i\u003e] represent[s] a valuable contribution to the literature on Kosovo and international statebuilding in general.... [\u003ci\u003eCreating Kosovo\u003c\/i\u003e] present[s] a valuable reference for scholars, students, and practitioners working or interested in the region and international statebuilding in general.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Gëzim Krasniqi * Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Building Effective Bureaucracies and Promoting Democracy in Kosovo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Contested Statehood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Deadly Cocktail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Without Fear or Favor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Mass Mobilization and Democracy in Kosovo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Creating Constituencies for State Building and Democratization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405141647703,"sku":"9780801452949","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/creating-kosovo-9780801452949","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}