THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA IN TERMS OF THE POSITION OF ALBANIANS
In this paper, the author analyzes the legal, political and historical aspects of constitutional systems of the Republic of Macedonia in terms of the position of Albanians, within the three time periods, respectively the first period which includes the socialist regime (1946-1990), the second period which includes the period after the country became independent in 1991 up to the armed conflict of 2001 and the third period which includes the period after the armed conflict of 2001 until today.
Imposing Power‐Sharing. Conflict and Coexistence in Northern Ireland and Lebanon. Reviewed by Paul Arthur
Kerr (history, London School of Economics and Political Science) examines efforts to end sectarian violence in the two territories through power-sharing arrangements devised and enforced by third parties. He considers why the efforts failed, whether the failure was inevitable and if so why they were used again, the impact of external pressures, and whether such consociation can be successful in the absence of positive external pressures. He is an official of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Nationalism, Social Movement Theory and the Grass Roots Movement of Kosovo Serbs, 1985-1988
Ethnic grievances, memories of earlier conflicts and national identities account for the intensity of feelings and support for nationalist collective action, but fail to explain its timing and trajectories. Like other social movements, nationalist movements emerge in response to changes in political context and their development and outcomes largely depend on their protest strategies and location in broader waves of mobilization, in which they are usually embedded. The evidence from local media sources and interviews with participants suggests that the grass roots mobilization of Kosovo Serbs pre-dated the rise of Milosevic (Milosevic). Despite interaction, even co-operation with the authorities and dissident intellectuals, the movement remained an autonomous political factor and had a disproportionate impact on political developments in Yugoslavia between 1985 and 1988 - Nebojsa Vladisavljevic