Gëzim Visoka: 3 books
Peace Figuration after International Intervention
Intentions, Events and Consequences of Liberal Peacebuilding
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
This book examines the adverse impacts of liberal peacebuilding in conflict-affected societies.
It introduces ‘peace figuration’ as a new analytical framework for studying the intentionality, performativity, and consequences of liberal peacebuilding. The work challenges current theories...
Shaping Peace in Kosovo
The Politics of Peacebuilding and Statehood
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2017
This book explores the prospects and limits of international intervention in building peace and creating a new state in an ethnically divided society and fragmented international order. The book offers a critical account of the international missions in Kosovo and traces the effectiveness of fluid...
Acting Like a State
Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics? This book provides the first in-depth study of Kosovo’s diplomatic approach to becoming a sovereign state by obtaining international recognition and securing...