Second paragraph of third essay (“Ethnic Prejudices and Discrimination: The Case of Kosovo”, by Lazar Nikolić):

Prejudice, as indeed discrimination itself, produces changes which can be analyzed on several levels. In this work practical consequences of different forms of stereotyping are analyzed: firstly, at the micro level (the level of the individual as actor in everyday life); secondly, at the middle level (the level of social institutions and group memberships) and thirdly, at the macro level (the level of society). All these levels include different examples of relationships, actions and ways of thinking between Albanians and Serbs in individual, group and community settings. Examples that follow specify different strategies of selfperception and its interpretation, perception of the ‘other’ and perception of relationships.

A collection of academic essays on Kosovo published in 2003, so before the final status process had started, though after it was already clear which way such a process would go. To be honest, I was surprised at the poor quality of some of the pieces; presumably (though I don’t think this is made clear) they are submissions to a conference. The last three however, looking at the effects of the Kosovo situation on Albania by Aldo Bumci, (North) Macedonia by Goran Janev and Serbia by Florian Bieber, are very good state-of-the-nations pieces which stand the test of time; Serbia perhaps has changed most since then, but not really because of Kosovo. You can get Understanding the War in Kosovo here (at a price).

This was the second last of the books about Kosovo on my shelves acquired in 2023. However I’m not going to bother writing up the last of them (Blood Libel, by Bardhyl Mahmuti) so my 2023 books list will end with a couple of Doctor Who comics.