When Diplomacy Freezes Sovereignty: What Bosnia and Kosovo reveal about the future of post-conflict governance
Delvina Derguti, MSc International Social and Public Policy; LLB Sovereignty as a variable The Western Balkans is home to two distinct yet interrelated manifestations of post-conflict sovereignty: The Republic of Kosovo (henceforth ‘Kosovo’) exercises the functional attributes of a sovereign state – it has governing institutions, security forces, diplomatic representation and engages in international economic fora ①, yet remains excluded from the United Nations and unrecognised by many...