Skirts as Flags: Transitional Justice, Gender and Everyday Nationalism in Kosovo

Transitional Justice and Reconciliation in the Western Balkans: Approaches, Impacts and Challenges

“…Dah theatre productions) (Moll, 2020;Simić & Milošević, 2014). The Thinking of you project was unique in receiving political support from the president of Kosovo (Krasniqi et al, 2020).…”

“…The Thinking of You installation in Kosovo (with 5,000 donated skirts and dresses hung from washing lines) attempted to confront the stigma surrounding sexual violence. It has contributed to a degree of recognition of wartime rape (Krasniqi et al, 2020).▪ Performance art can help to sustain collective memory, such as the wall in Prishtina, with the names of 1,819 ethnic Albanian and Serbian missing persons; and the painting of faded Sarajevo Roses (marks from mortar shells) to make them more visible (Kurze, 2016).▪ The Balkan Diskurs Youth Correspondent Programme (BDYCP) seeks to build the capacities of young artists to produce inclusive counter-narratives. Research finds that it strengthened participants' levels of trust in other ethnic groups, attitudes toward inter-ethnic collaboration and reconciliation, and resolve to work towards durable peace (Fairey and Kerr, 2020).▪ Most Mira, a Prijedor based theatre company, uses humour to discuss contentious topics and portray unifying aspects of life and identity.…”

“…The Thinking of You installation in Kosovo (with 5,000 donated skirts and dresses hung from washing lines) attempted to confront the stigma surrounding sexual violence. It has contributed to a degree of recognition of wartime rape (Krasniqi et al, 2020).…”

Introduction: Below Peace Agreements: Everyday Nationalism or Everyday Peace?

“…The event challenges both everyday and elite nationalisms by connecting with civic identities of younger members of civil society and creating platforms that go beyond ethnicization. Krasniqi, Sokolić, and Kostovicova () also highlight dynamic use and reconstitution of identity within a nation. They examine from an everyday nationalism perspective a public art installation in Kosovo aimed at tackling the stigma associated with wartime sexual violence.…”

Growing Up in Post-Conflict Kosovo: Youth’s Insecurities and Their Attitudes Towards Police

“…Previous research has pointed out that many women do not report cases of sexual abuse to police. Stigmatization of victims of sexual abuse keeps them from reporting and also makes finding justice particularly difficult [70,71]. Respondents pointed out that even when cases are reported, they are not always taken seriously.…”