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<p>Twenty years ago, NATO’s intervention against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), taking place without the approval of the UN Security Council (UNSC), challenged the sovereignty and non-interference norms the UN had perceived as international peace and order, until that moment. While the military action served to question existing principles, it simultaneously examined the effectiveness of non-authorization. Moreover, the Kosovo case stimulated one of the most important UN reforms that transformed the concept of sovereignty from right to responsibility. Conceptually, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) has largely advanced since then. The transformation shifted the attention from political to sociological peace making society, gender and victims of conflict at the focus of peacebuilding and peace sustaining processes. The juxtaposition of state and societal peace continues in post-conflict Kosovo with both approaches being intermingled: the security debate covers attempts for a peace-building agenda, whereas the formation of a national army is pursued.</p>
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Twenty years ago, NATO’s intervention against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), taking place without the approval of the UN Security Council (UNSC), challenged the sovereignty and non-interference norms the UN had perceived as international peace and order, until that moment. While the military action served to question existing principles, it simultaneously examined the effectiveness of non-authorization. Moreover, the Kosovo case stimulated one of the most important UN reforms that transformed the concept of sovereignty from right to responsibility. Conceptually, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) has largely advanced since then. The transformation shifted the attention from political to sociological peace making society, gender and victims of conflict at the focus of peacebuilding and peace sustaining processes. The juxtaposition of state and societal peace continues in post-conflict Kosovo with both approaches being intermingled: the security debate covers attempts for a peace-building agenda, whereas the formation of a national army is pursued.

The Elusive Relationship of State Power and Societal Peace: Reflections on the Case of Kosovo

PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science and IR

Lecturer, Department of Political Science and IR

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia

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Twenty years ago, NATO’s intervention against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), taking place without the approval of the UN Security Council (UNSC),...

The Elusive Relationship of State Power and Societal Peace: Reflections on the Case of Kosovo

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 39 - 62

Received: Nov 01, 2022

Accepted: Feb 01, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subbs-2022-0008

Keywords
Kosovo, UN, Responsibility to Protect, sovereignty, women, human rights

© 2022 Albana Cerkrezi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Elusive Relationship of State Power and Societal Peace: Reflections on the Case of Kosovo

Published Online: Apr 15, 2023

Page range: 39 - 62

Received: Nov 01, 2022

Accepted: Feb 01, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subbs-2022-0008

KeywordsKosovo, UN, Responsibility to Protect, sovereignty, women, human rights

© 2022 Albana Cerkrezi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Kosovo, UN, Responsibility to Protect, sovereignty, women, human rights