03812nam a22005775i 4500 978-3-031-63374-4 DE-He213 20251030112900.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240820s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031633744 978-3-031-63374-4 10.1007/978-3-031-63374-4 doi JN1-9692.2 JP bicssc 1D bicssc POL058000 bisacsh JP 1D thema Hehir, Aidan. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 82562 Kosovo and the "Internationals" [electronic resource] : Hope, Hubris, and the End of History / by Aidan Hehir. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XVII, 284 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda New Perspectives on South-East Europe, 2662-5865 Chapter 1: Kosovo and the Dark Side of Hope -- Chapter 2: Good Hope and Bad Hope -- Chapter 3: The End of History and the Rise of Hope -- Chapter 4: Western Power and the Intervention in Kosovo -- Chapter 5: Statebuilding in Kosovo: 1999-2008 -- Chapter 6: Wilful/Wishful Hopers and the Creation of Kosovo -- Chapter 7: Kosovo and the End of Hubris: 2009-2019 -- Chapter 8: A New Hope? The Rise of Vetëvendosje -- Chapter 9: Kosovo: A Beacon of Hope?. This book applies insights into the nature and impact of hope from medical studies and political philosophy to contemporary international politics. It shows how the promotion of hope was central to the rise of the West, focusing on the case of statebuilding in Kosovo – widely regarded as one of the most iconic Western initiatives in the unipolar era. The book explores the effects of hope on both the internationals charged with governing Kosovo and local residents, and how two related pathologies of hope – “wilful” and “wishful” – have aligned to slow Kosovo’s progress since 1999. The author argues that Kosovo’s current plight is indicative of both the West’s decline and the dark side of hope, vividly illustrating the perils of “bad hope”. Yet the book explains why “dashed hope” need not lead to despair or violence, and why local initiatives in Kosovo demonstrate groups’ and individuals’ agency in forging progressive movements based on the principles and strategies of “good hope”. Aidan Hehir is Reader in International Relations at the University of Westminster, UK. His research interests include transitional justice, humanitarian intervention, and statebuilding in Kosovo. Europe Politics and government. 69875 Peace. 60021 Comparative government. 67598 Political science. 58714 European Politics. 69876 Peace and Conflict Studies. 68596 Comparative Politics. 60386 Political Theory. 70609 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031633737 Printed edition: 9783031633751 Printed edition: 9783031633768 New Perspectives on South-East Europe, 2662-5865 82563 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63374-4 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 62575 62575