Section: Research Student Profiles
Gėzim Krasniqi
- Name Gėzim Krasniqi
- Organisation
- Sociology, School of Social and Political Science
University of Edinburgh - Address
- Chrystal Macmillan Building 15a George Square Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
- g.krasniqi@sms.ed.ac.uk
- Research Interests
- Political Sociology,Nationalism,Nationalist Movements,South East Europe
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/research_students/gezim_krasniqi
PhD research
Supervisors
Jonathan Hearn and Igor Stiks
Qualifications
- Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies with distinction, Central European University (2009)
- Master's Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe, University of Bologna and University of Sarajevo (2007)
- BA Political Science, University of Pristina, (2005)
Publications
'The ‘forbidden fruit’: Islam and politics of identity in Kosovo and Macedonia' (2011) Southeast European and Black Sea Studies 11:2, 191-207'The International Community’s Modus Operandi in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kosovo: A Critical Assessment' (2010) Südosteuropa 58, No 4, 520-541
''Parallel system' in Kosovo: strengthening ethnic identity through solidarity and common social action' SEEU Review, Vol. 6, No. 1 (2010), 41-55
‘Defective alike, yet not equal; Cyprus, Taiwan and Kosovo,’ Journal of Human Rights and Policy, Vol 2, No. 1 (July 2009), 49-60.
Conference Papers and Presentations
'The Role of Minorities and External Actors in the Process of Democratisation and State-Building in Albania and Kosovo: A Comparison' presented at UACES Annual Conference: Exchanging Ideas on Europe, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 5-7 September 2011
'The challenge of building an independent citizenship regime in a partially recognised state: the case of Kosovo' presented at 8th Convention of the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA), Istanbul, Turkey, 14-18 June 2011.
'Disentangling Kosovar citizenship after the ICJ Opinion?' presented at The Association for the Study of Nationalities 2011 World Convention, Columbia University, New York, 14-16 April 2011.
'Citizenship, State-Building and Political Integration in Southeast Europe – Legal, Political and Identity-Related Aspects' presented at International Workshop 'Citizenship, Sovereignty and Soft Borders in Southeast Europe', Pöcking (Munich), 11-13 March 2011.
‘Quadratic nexus - an all-explanatory approach to state-building in the Western Balkans?’ presented at Research on State-building in the Western Balkans: Comparative Methodologies, London School of Economics and Governance, 10 December 2010.‘
'The role of international institutions in forging an autonomous citizenship regime in Kosovo’ presented at Theories and Practices of Citizenship in the New Balkan States, The University of Edinburgh, 24-25 June 2010.
‘The 'forbidden fruit': Islam and politics of identity among Albanians in Kosovo and Macedonia,’ presented at After the Wahhabi mirage: Islam, politics and international networks in the Balkans, European Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 21 June 2010.
'Stateness and Citizenship Struggles in Post-independence Kosovo’ presented at The Association for the Study of Nationalities 2010 World Convention, Columbia University (NYC), 15-17 April 2010.
‘Academic debates and controversies in Kosovo: an overview’ presented at Kosovo/Kosova in the 20th century: exploring prospects for future international scientific cooperation, European Academy, Berlin, 19-21 March 2010.
Funding
SSPS Graduate School Scholarship (2010 – 2013)
Edinburgh Global Overseas Research Scholarship (2010 - 2013)
OSI-ZUG Global Supplementary Program (2011 - 2012)
OSI-ZUG Global Supplementary Program (2010 - 2011)
This page was published on 1 November 2011