Governance under the shadow of ethnic divisions
The reproduction of narratives deepens ethnic divisions in Kosovo.
The Serbian Community in Kosovo
Public figures are reduced to symbols of a collective division: “us” against “them.”
Narratives that mobilize nationalist sentiments are widespread on digital platforms and are primarily focused on relations between Albanians and Serbs.
Albanian-language media in Kosovo and Serbian media in Serbia continue to rely on well-known ethnonational frames to represent the Serbian and Albanian communities to their audiences.
According to Dasić from Brestovik, the fact that a mayor chooses to assist citizens he leads without discrimination based on ethnicity ensures a good security situation.
Adelina Ahmeti
Adelina Ahmeti is a journalist and researcher at BIRN Kosovo and KALLXO.com, focusing on law, security, and the prevention of extremism and terrorism. Her work is often regionally published, including in Balkan Insight.
Milic Petrovic
Milić Petrović is a journalist and cameraman at Radio Goraždevac.
This story was originally written in Albanian.