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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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Kosovo Photos

 

German KFOR guarding the entrance to the symbolic bridge that resembles the bridge over Drina and Mostar in Bosnia.

 

Deputy Head of Mission holds last OSCE internal staff briefing before the elections.

 

Brittish KFOR outside the OSCE Election-Building.

Well guarded Brown & Root engineering company that builds the American Bondsteel military camp - supposed to be the biggest american military camp since Vietnam. Brown & Root are also involved in the consortium have gained monopoly on the new "east-west corridor" oil pipeline that is supposed to go through the area. The consotrium is lead by Haliburton Oil, which Vice President Dick Cheney headed until he got his new position.

 

The typical UN worker-photo tried to be made untypical.

 

Prizren town from above.

 

 

The Americans spooking in the background heading security and IT.

 

The Bosnian girl that designed the electoral ballots.

 

Briefing of Trainers during the grand training session in Greece.

 

Hard Training of Trainers.

 

Training Presentation.

 

 

 

The former Director of the OSCE Election Operations Department addresses the newly arrived International Polling Station Supervisors in Greece.

 

OSCE Capacity-Building assistant taking a break reading about 11. September during inprocessing of International Polling Station Supervisors outside Thessaloniki, Greece.

OSCE Elections HQ staff at the back of the "Electoral Results" press conference trying to memorise the final event that they have been working very hard for six months for.

 

President of the Central Election Commission hands over the Electoral Results to the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Hakkerup.

The snow that came en masse and interrupted our group photo ... and also broke out a temporarily anarchistic war that made me and my camera wet.

A sucessful group photo of OSCE Elections Trainers.