The Weakest Link of Kosovo's Democracy - KFOS
The Weakest Link of Kosovo's Democracy - KFOS
The Weakest Link of Kosovo's Democracy - KFOS
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InTroDucTIon<br />
It is beyond any doubt that new democracies suffer many shortcomings. <strong>The</strong>y <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
happen as a result <strong>of</strong> wrong development directions; as a trend that does not ensure<br />
positive and quick changes in society; as constantly absent human capacity to move<br />
the society forward, or in worst cases, are presented with abusive actions towards<br />
rights, freedom and the property <strong>of</strong> citizens. All these actions, and not only these,<br />
come and go, interact but also incite one another, at the time when society failed to<br />
establish all mechanisms to avoid these phenomena. <strong>The</strong> only one that is constant<br />
and always accurate is the address <strong>of</strong> generator <strong>of</strong> these phenomena – governments<br />
mandated by citizens to run the country. When they assume this mandate in a correct<br />
and fair manner, we see a good start, but the practice shows that in new democracies<br />
abuses start with assumption <strong>of</strong> power.<br />
So, which is the weakest link <strong>of</strong> the Kosovar democracy? In present edition we have<br />
brought articles written earlier, which target the weak link in the chain <strong>of</strong> the Kosovar<br />
democracy. And, as you can see, experts and those that critically judge this issue<br />
see different weak links in this chain. Even though, they have common denominator –<br />
those that bear the responsibility –occupiers <strong>of</strong> the “democratic” power <strong>of</strong> the country.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are several organizations and individuals that have published the articles we<br />
are bringing in this edition. We have carried out a retrospective <strong>of</strong> critical judgment,<br />
in the past two or three years, regarding some widespread phenomena in Kosovo that<br />
are considered to be the biggest obstructions to development <strong>of</strong> the country. In most<br />
cases, authors behind these articles possess expertise, experience and also research<br />
carried out beforehand.<br />
This edition brings articles published before, but our aim is to summarize them in a<br />
single place, in order to easy the job <strong>of</strong> readers and users <strong>of</strong> these materials when<br />
they need to see what the civil critical thinking in Kosovo is regarding elaborated issues.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weakest</strong> <strong>Link</strong> <strong>of</strong> Kosovo’s <strong>Democracy</strong><br />
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