This book offers original analysis of relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Albania, with a particular focus on 2008-2025 period. It provides an inside perspective bringing together scholarly contributions from academics, researchers, and diplomats from both countries.

This book offers an original analysis of relations between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Albania, with a particular focus on the 2008-2025 period. It provides an inside perspective bringing together scholarly contributions from academics, researchers, and diplomats from both countries. As Kosovo and Albania are inhabited by an overwhelming majority of ethnic Albanians, relations are fraternal, deep, and extensive, with the two states signing numerous agreements and memoranda in the political, economic, educational, cultural and security fields. This special relationship is explored through innovative and multidisciplinary approaches, thus making the study both timely and relevant.

The book will be of key interest to scholars, diplomats, and students focusing on Political Science, International Relations, History, Kosovo's foreign policy, Albania's foreign policy, and Southeast Europe.

Autorentext

Liridon Lika, PhD, is a lecturer and a researcher at the Center for International Relations Studies (CEFIR) in the Department of Political Science at the University of Liège (ULiège) in Belgium.

Inhalt

List of Figures

Contributors

Foreword - Enika Abazi

Acknowledgments - Liridon Lika.

1. Introduction: The Historical and Current Socio-Political Contexts of Kosovo-Albania Relations

Liridon Lika

2. Kosovo, Albania, and the Great Powers: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of State Borders

Liridon Lika

3. Albania and Kosovo, Commonalities and Differences in the Government Systems and Models of Representative Democracy

Afrim Krasniqi

4. Security Cooperation between Kosovo and Albania

Ramadan Ilazi and Fisnik Rexhepi

5. Kosovo and Albania: A Fraternal and Challenging Relationship

Sylë Ukshini

6. "We're One, but We're Not the Same": Statehood, Memory and Identity in the Kosovo-Albania Relations

Bekim Baliqi

7. Kosovo and Albania: The Meaning and Difference between "Ethnic Albania" and "Greater Albania"

Daut Dauti

8. Exploring Socio-Economic Gender Gaps Between and Within Kosovo and Albania

Sidita Kushi

9. The Role of the Albanian Diaspora in Kosovo-Albania Relations

Miftar Kryeziu

10. Conclusion: Assessment and Perspectives of Kosovo-Albania Relations

Liridon Lika

Index