%0 Journal Article
%T The (non) consolidation of Kosovo¡¯s statehood: The Brussels dialogue ten years after Kosovo¡¯s independence
%A Osmanaj
%A Egzon
%J -
%D 2018
%X Sa£¿etak The Kosovo-Serbia dialogue is one of the most important processes that the Republic of Kosovo has been engaged since its independence in 2008. However, from the beginning, the so-called Brussels dialogue has been characterized by the lack of transparency, dishonesty, and ambiguity. This article concentrates on the effect of the Brussels dialogue on the consolidation of Kosovo¡¯s statehood. The article reveals that the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue has damaged Kosovo¡¯s statehood internally and weakened it externally. While in the domestic aspect, the agreements reached in the dialogue have posed a serious challenge for Kosovo¡¯s political and judicial systems, in the international arena, the dialogue has been an obstruction to Kosovo¡¯s efforts to consolidate its position in the international relations. The Brussels dialogue is rather unique and unprecedented for the state consolidation literature in the sense that a democratic and sovereign state interferes, with the support of all international actors, in the internal affairs and organization of another democratic and sovereign country. This article also shows the EU¡¯s impotence as a mediator in this process
%K state consolidation
%K democratization
%K European Integration
%K Kosovo
%K EU
%U https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=327971