Albanian Identities

Albanian Identities
Author: Stephanie Schwandner-Sievers
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2002
Genre: Albania
ISBN: 9780253341891

The contributors to this study critically de-construct Albanian myths and offer insights into Albanian history and politics. They conclude with contemporary Albanian critiques of the origins and functions of Albanian politics and ideologies.

Albanian Identity in History and Traditional Performance

Albanian Identity in History and Traditional Performance
Author: Eno Koço
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2021-07-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1527571890

This book represents a group of individual musical essays collected under common Albanian themes, with a particular focus on historical identities and traditional musical performance. It shows that, at the beginning of the 18th century, there was a growing interest in representing the Albanian hero Scanderbeg on the operatic stage, as some well-known composers of baroque music began to place a greater emphasis on music’s dramatic power to elicit emotional response. The book also notes that this sense of drama was also incorporated into the vocal forms such as opera.

Albanian Transition. The Contrast between Eastern Mentality and European Identity

Albanian Transition. The Contrast between Eastern Mentality and European Identity
Author: Afrim Krasniqi
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2014-06-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3656679150

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Region: Other States, grade: A, University of Tirana (Albanian Institute of Political Studies), language: English, abstract: During the last two decades leading Albanian political actors have developed political activity based on two parallel indicator: western formal models and marketing electoral programs, as well as eastern oriental model in the way they have designed and developed policy, elections, internal democracy and public discourse. Being correct to western formal models came as foreign imposition, as needed impersonation in terms of lack of experience and practical knowledge, as well as the response of major civic expectations. The conclusion of this material is that we are dealing with continuous coexistence between Western model in programs and eastern model in practical implementation of these programs. Practical application of a parallel political system, in values, methods and political discourse was due to domestic consumption needs, fragility in the formation of political culture, local recognition of the dominant methods in politics and the pursuit of short-term political goals. This thesis paper aims to analyze the formal western presentation of the two main political parties and their leaders during the transition, and to make this analysis in comparative relation to feeds and real features in daily political activity. Part of the study are the programs and the most important political positions, international relations associated with the level of democracy and the role of political parties in shaping a democratic, professional studies in the field of political behavior and political discourse.

Greek-Albanian Entanglements since the Nineteenth Century

Greek-Albanian Entanglements since the Nineteenth Century
Author: Alexis Heraclides
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2023-09-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000963756

This book is a comprehensive study of more than 200 years of the shared and interconnected histories of Greek-Albanian relations, a field of inquiry that has not attracted the international scholarly attention it deserves. The book presents and analyses in detail topics including the contested borderland (1800–1912), the Greek Revolution (1821–1830) and Greek- Albanian entanglements during the Greek Revolution, Greek nationalism (identity and narrative), the Albanians (pre-modernism, belated nationalism, origin), the rise of Albanian nationalism, Albanian national identity and historical narrative, Greek-Albanian relations from the League of Prizren (1878) until Albania’s declaration of independence (1912), Greek irredentism (the "Northern Epirus Question", 1912–1920) and Albania’s precarious independence, Greek irredentism and Greek-Albanian relations (the "Northern Epirus Question", 1940–1971), the Greek minority in Albania, the Cham (Muslim Albanian) issue, the turbulent first part of the 1990s, the pending Greek-Albanian issues, and public opinion. It concludes with a road map for an eventual Albanian-Greek reconciliation. This volume will interest scholars and students of Southeastern Europe (Balkans), international relations and history, political science and sociology. It will also be a valuable resource for diplomats, journalists, think tanks and other organizations and institutions involved in the Balkans Greek-Albanian relations.

Out of Albania

Out of Albania
Author: Russell King
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1845458648

Analysing the dynamics of the post-1990 Albanian migration to Italy, this book is the first major study of one of Europe’s newest, most dramatic yet least understood migrations. It takes a close look at migrants’ employment, housing and social exclusion in Italy, as well as the process of return migration to Albania. The research described in the book challenges the pervasive stereotype of the “bad Albanian” and, through in-depth fieldwork on Albanian communities in Italy and back in Albania, provides rich insights into the Albanian experience of migration, settlement and return in both their positive and their negative aspects.

Clans and Democratization: Chechnya, Albania, Afghanistan and Iraq

Clans and Democratization: Chechnya, Albania, Afghanistan and Iraq
Author: Charlotte Hille
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2020-05-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004415483

In Clans and Democratization, Charlotte Hille investigates clan societies in Afghanistan, Iraq, Albania and Chechnya. She explores and compares the values of clans with those in Western democratic states, while focusing at conflict resolution and democratization. Based on theory and practice, this book provides tools to facilitate democratic state building in clan-based societies.

Albania

Albania
Author: Miranda Vickers
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780814787946

Situated between Greece on the south, the former Yugoslavia on the north and east, and the Adriatic Sea on the west, Albania is the country the world forgot. Throughout this century, Albania has been perceived as primitive and isolationist by its neighbors to the west. When the country ended fifty years of communist rule in 1992, few outsiders took interest. Deemed unworthy of membership in the European Union and overlooked by multinational corporations, Albania stands today as one of the poorest and most ignored countries in Europe. Miranda Vickers and James Pettifer take us behind the veil of former President Enver Hoxha's isolationist policies to examine the historic events leading up to Albania's transition to a parliamentary government. Beginning with Hoxha's death in 1985, Albania traces the last decade of Albania's shaky existence, from the anarchy and chaos of the early nineties to the victory of the Democratic Alliance in 1992 and the programs of the current government. The authors provide us with an analysis of how the moral, religious, economic, political and cultural identity of the Albanian people is being redefined, and leave no question that the future of Albania is inextricably linked to the future of the Balkans as a whole. In short, they tell us why Albania matters.

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Albanians

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Albanians
Author: Alan Andoni
Publisher: Oval Projects
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2015-04-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1908120967

What makes the Albanians ALBANIAN: A witty guide to the airs and affectations that affirm the Albanian attitude. - See more at: http://www.xenophobes.com/the-Albanians/#sthash.dhnOHBuj.dpuf

Crossing

Crossing
Author: Pajtim Statovci
Publisher: Pantheon
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524747491

"The death of head of state Enver Hoxha and the loss of his father leave Bujar growing up in the ruins of Communist Albania and of his own family. Only his fearless best friend, Agim--who is facing his own realizations about his gender and sexuality--gives him hope for the future. Together the two decide to leave everything behind and try their luck in Italy. But the struggle to feel at home--in a foreign country and even in one's own body--will have corrosive effects, spurring a dangerous search for new identities"--