Catalonia’s referendum for independence and the “Kosovo precedent”
Session
Political Science & International Relations
Description
It has been more than ten years that the disputed notion “Kosovo precedent” has been circulating in political, diplomatic and some “academic” centers. Catalonia’s referendum on independence, on October 1st 2017, gave rise to this concept’s returning, much more actively, than before, especially in Serbia and Russia, trying to explain the last developments in the spanish region, as a consequence of “Kosovo precedent”. This paper’s main hypothesis is that Kosovo’s independence is not a case of secessionism, based on the right of self-determination and as such, there is no “Kosovo precedent” for secionisst movements neither in the region and Europe, nor in the world.
Session Chair
Islam Lauka
Session Co-Chair
Alfred Marleku
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-54-7
Location
Durres, Albania
Start Date
28-10-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
28-10-2017 2:30 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2017.319
Recommended Citation
Lauka, Islam, "Catalonia’s referendum for independence and the “Kosovo precedent”" (2017). UBT International Conference. 319.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2017/all-events/319
Catalonia’s referendum for independence and the “Kosovo precedent”
Durres, Albania
It has been more than ten years that the disputed notion “Kosovo precedent” has been circulating in political, diplomatic and some “academic” centers. Catalonia’s referendum on independence, on October 1st 2017, gave rise to this concept’s returning, much more actively, than before, especially in Serbia and Russia, trying to explain the last developments in the spanish region, as a consequence of “Kosovo precedent”. This paper’s main hypothesis is that Kosovo’s independence is not a case of secessionism, based on the right of self-determination and as such, there is no “Kosovo precedent” for secionisst movements neither in the region and Europe, nor in the world.