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News: - 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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Travel Photos
Me on top of a mountain overlooking upper Swat Valley, Pakistan.
The legendary Swat valley bordering Afphanistan was conquered by Pakhtuns (often refered to as Afghans, as they constitute 2/3 of the Afghan population) 300 years ago. Picture taken in upper Swat looking down on Madyan village. The valley has been a laboratory for Fredrik Barth's action-oriented theories in Social Anthropological from the 50'ies.
A tragic family located on top of a hill outside Madyan. The old man is alone with responsibility for 4 of his grand-children after their father died in an accident. The oldest daugther snatched my camera and was very exiting when she found out how to "click" it right - this is her best shot (of four) on top of the roof of their house.
"The McLoad Gang" - starting from left : Aidan (London), Stephen (Texas), me and Rochelle (Melbourne) in Dharamsala, Northern India. May 2000.
Now also including Mitchi and her boyfriend from Frankfurt. The upper picture is taken front of a buddist temple.
One morning in Pristina (Kosovo), some 20 old mothers of sons from Gjakova that serves a collective sentence in prisons in Serbia (Nis), sat down in protest. ....4 hours later they were joined by up to 15.000 people in the biggest demonstration in Kosovo year 2000:
Civil resistance (where demonstrations and collective boycots are the primary used tools) have been part of everyday life for Albanians in Kosovo from 1989, when Serbia removed Kosovo's autonomy and introduced a political regime not much different from that of South Africa at the time. In 1991 90% of Albanians was collectively sacked from their jobs and has ever since been excluded for most resources of the society. The Albanians organised a paralell system headed by LDK and Ibrahim Rugova to cope with urgent needs such as education and health care. But this system was meant to be an emergency response and the massive repression from Yugoslav police forces in 95-96 deprived the Albanians from what was left of their pride, paving way for guerilla warfare and the establishement of KLA in 1998. With support from Brittain and USA, NATO air strikes led to a withdrawal of Yugoslav troops and the UN and KFOR forces had to claim responsibility of the province on an interim basis (protectorate). The international community have not been very successful in its first period, but as municipal elections was completed in October 2000, the step to hand over responsibility to the population have started. Meanwhile Albanians and now also Serbs are eager to push for changes and progress. In this process, identity is in rapid change - and that is what I went to investigate for my thesis in Social Anthropology : Nation-Building in Kosovo.
Snowboarding at Hafjell, Norway. |
