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- Blog ! . All commentaries will be published here. [24.10.06]

- The AppleTree.Poem about understanding. [21.09.05]

- To-stemthet. Poem about togetherness. [15.12.04]

- Transforming Ethnic Nationalism - the politics of ethno-nationalistic sentiments in Kosovo published here in full version (205 pages) in PDF format. [31.05.03]

- Is Kosovo Modern Enough? Article written for the JAVA Magazine. [19.04.02]

- Field Research in Conflict Societies - Methodological Problems. Article for the Post-Graduate Student's Year Book 2002. [08.04.02]

- The Potential of the 'Kosovar' Identity in Transforming Ethnic Nationalism in Kosovo. Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association Conference in New Mexico, USA. [14.02.02]

- The concept of Ethnicity, State and Nationalism applied on Kosovo. Written for JAVA in Kosovo. [28.01.02]

- Chapter 1 - Introduction of thesis on "Transforming Ethnic Nationalism" Draft v. 3.1 [22.01.02]

- Transformimi i Nacionalizmit Etnik-Bashkimit Etnik si dhe Mundësia e Paraqitjes së Identitetit 'Kosovar' [Transforming Ethni Nationalism and the Formation and Potential of the 'Kosovar' Identity]. Published in JAVA Magazine in the Albanian dialect 'Gheg' (as spoken in Kosovo) [02.01.02]

-The Norwegian Language Debate. Written for JAVA magazine in Kosovo that promotes the usage of the Northern Albanian 'Gheg' in Kosovo as opposed to the official Albanian language in Albania.

- Dynamic Classification of Ethnic Incorporation. Revitalising Handelmann's table in order to see changes in ethnic incoporation. [17.12.01]

- Transforming Ethnic Nationalism Draft paper (v.2.9) Published for Public Review (17 p). [16.12.01]

- Photos from six months stay in Kosovo working for the OSCE [16.12.01]

- The usage of the Albanian Flag in Kosovo - traces of transformation in ethno-nationalistic sentiments? One of the key points in my thesis. [April 2001]

- Albansk Nasjonalisme og ideen om Stor-Albania: en oppklaring av albansk regional politikk i Serbia, Makedonia og Kosovo [Albanian Nationalism and the idea about 'Greater Albania': analysing the regional albanian politics in Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo].[April 2001]

We live in a global economy - ATTAC too! Comment about the recent development of the ATTAC movement. [16.04.01]

- Popular Patriotic Songs in Kosovo. Some of the most popular modern songs in Kosovo today translated into english (preliminary translation). [December 2000]

 

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Maintainance of such a site is an activity of self-indulgement over own personal achievements aiming at gaining social mobility and cultural capital.

 

I am Dionysic

 

I am Dionysian

 

  I am a wave.

Put all the elements of the world on top of me.

Some will float, some will sink.

Those who float will be small dips on my surface,

Pressed up and down as I move with unstoppable force.

The bottom of the sea is formed in every shape.

Soon shallow, soon deep.

Cliffs cuts my body and squeezes me away.

And back again,

up and down.

But I move on.

Always.

Because my body is flux.

I change, die and reborn again.

I am dionysian.

When I move, everything moves with me.

And I with everything.

I am a wave.

 

Aasmund Andersen

Pristina, desember 2000

 

Jeg er Dionysisk

 

Jeg er en boelge.

Legg alle verdens elementer oppaa meg.

Noen vil flyte, andre synke.

De flytende vil veare smaa dupper paa min hinne,

presset opp og ned ettersom jeg beveger meg med ustoppelig kraft.

Havbunnen er formet I alle fasonger.

Snart grunn, snart dyp.

Skjaer skjaerer I min kropp og presser meg bort

og tilbake igjen,

opp og ned.

Men jeg gaar videre.

Alltid.

For kroppen min er flux.

Jeg omdannes, doer og foedes paa ny.

Jeg er dionysisk.

Naar jeg beveger meg, beveger alt seg med meg.

Og jeg med alt.

Jeg er en boelge.

 

Aasmund Andersen

Pristina, desember 2000