Putting out the fire while the coals still burn: Kosovo prior to 19991
Putting out the fire while the coals still burn: Kosovo prior to 19991
The chapter challenges the essentialist ethnic assumptions which underpin some interpretations of the conflict, instead, exploring the political and social construction of ethnic tension in Kosovo. Following on from this, the chapter identifies a number of key processes and actors which contributed to the marginalisation of Kosovo between 1989-99 and thus to the development of violent conflict. This historical and contextual account highlights missed opportunities for dialogue or non-violent engagement prior to 1999 and picks up the theme of inclusion/exclusion. Set against the conventional narrative of events within the Security Council, the justification of last resort drawn on in 1998-99 to permit the shift to the use of force by NATO is problematised.
Keywords: Ethnic identity, Non-violent resistance, Missing dialogues, Dayton Accord, Inclusion/Exclusion, Holbrooke Agreement, Security Council resolutions
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