Harnessing Post-Conflict Transitions: A Conceptual Primer

Armstrong, Nicholas J.; Chura-Beaver, Jacqueline

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“…In other words, societies undergoing transition in this era are shifting from state-plan to open market and from socialism or communism to democratic governance (Elkomy et al, 2016). Transition has become one of the most testing challenges for societieswhich are intensified when the 'era of transition' starts with 'the ending of a war' since post-war societies are extremely vulnerable (Armstrong and Chura-Beaver, 2010;UN, 2014). As highlighted by Turley and Luke's (2001) quote above, transition requires the transformation of three dimensions, namely: social, political and economic.…”

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“…Transition processes frequently start with the termination of one system and the launch of a new one and, in certain circumstances, the former is overthrown by an uprising or war, for example, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosova. A country, undergoing post-war transition, does not only face challenges to control and administer its statehood, but risks being pulled back into further instabilities because of weak political, economic and social conditions (Armstrong and Chura-beaver, 2010).…”

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“…In the geographical context of Kosova, post-war transition is influenced by pre-war forces such as political tension, suppression and imprisonment of society, factors that led to the Kosova War 1998, and post-war forces; humanitarianism; returning refugees; peacekeeping; stabilisation; as well as the physical reconstruction of the state and the psychological recovery of society, which prolong transition (Armstrong and Chura-Beaver, 2010). These are additional factors that post-war transition societies have to contend with in political, economic and social reforms, which can slow down confidence when striving to achieve good governance and overall stability.…”

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“…The political dimension of transition and post-war transition has been discussed in various publications (Armstrong and Chura-beaver, 2010;Miller and Martini, 2013;Ramadani, 2015;Turley and Luke's, 2011). Economic dimension is also strongly discussed in transition and post-war transition studies (Cojocaru et al, 2016;Dana;Drahokoupil and Myant, 2015;Epstein and Jacoby, 2014;Iwasaki and Suzuki, 2014;Jacoby, 2014;Svejnar, 2013;Swain, 2011).…”

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“…The review recognised a gap in the literature that whilst, political and economic dimensions have been the most prominent of all in the literature of transition (Elkomy et al, 2016;McGrattan, 2012), social aspects have received less attention (Miller and Martini, 2013). Transition has become one of the most testing challenges for societies -which are intensified when the 'era of transition' starts with 'the ending of a war' since post-war societies are extremely vulnerable (Armstrong and Chura-Beaver, 2010;UN, 2014).…”

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Tourism governance in post-war transition: The case of Kosova

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The aim of this research study was to examine tourism governance in post-war transition with specific reference to the influence of political, economic and social factors, institutional arrangements, collaboration and power relations. Within this context, a crucial objective was to assess the role of mindset. Reviewing the literature in relation to the key concepts, it was discovered that research tends to focus on political and economic transition, whereas the social dimension, despite its importance, is largely neglected. Similarly, tourism governance has been overlooked in studies of tourism in post-war transition. Furthermore, the literature on tourism governance rarely takes the issue of mindset into account. To address these gaps in knowledge, a qualitative research approach was applied to study tourism governance in post-war transitional Kosova. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 56 stakeholders from different sectors of Kosova's tourism industry and beyond; these were examined using thematic analysis based on Robson's (2011) five phases. Political, economic and social conditions were found to strongly influence tourism governance; therefore, it is argued that tourism governance cannot be determined without considering these dimensions. In particular, the findings emphasise the importance of acknowledging the social dimension of transition, since, if there is no societal change and advancement from the pre-war era, it obstructs political and economic transition processes, through crucial aspects, for example, educational barriers. Overall, tourism governance was found to be constrained by weak institutional arrangements, limited collaborative efforts, imbalanced power relations between the central government and tourism institutions and high level of politicisation. Thus, the conditions of tourism governance largely reflect the overall conditions of transition in post-war Kosova. A key finding of this study is the importance of 'mindset' in being an integral part to Kosova's transition, and particularly, tourism governance. The findings were used to develop a theoretical framework that can guide future research.

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