Higher Education in Divided Societies: Between Ethnic Segregation and Citizenship Integration in Kosovo
Journal Title: Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
In the post-conflict societies, education can be a crucial component of political transformation, contributing to peace and reconciliation between former adversaries. However, education continues to be at the centre of ongoing disputes between Kosovo and Serbia, resulting in ethnically parallel education systems. Based on the case of Kosovo, this research examines how ethnic mobilisation and political dynamics are reflected in the Universities, and what can be done to establish integrated higher education. The article follows theory guided process tracing based on a case study and content analysis of relevant reports and legal acts by comparing parallel running universities of two major ethnic communities. The central claim is that dissolving of the parallel university and developing of unitary higher education system improves long-term ethnic relations. Further, it discusses citizenship education as an incentive in integrated higher education that promotes peace in post-conflict societies.
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Bekim BALIQI
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- EP ID EP554349
- DOI 10.5961/jhes.2019.312
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