Faces of Kosovo: The Uncovered Truth By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D., New York How does one survive a war that took the lives of 12,000 Kosovar Albanians, expelled 863,000 Albanians from Kosovo, and displaced at least 90% of the Kosovar Albanians population during the war? (October 1999 UNHCR estimates, quoted in OSCE “Kosovo/Kosova: As Seen, As [...]
Essay By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D 2003 John Locke: A philosophical approach of Second Treatise of Civil Government “The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have the law of nature for his rule. The liberty [...]
Essay By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. Feb. 2004 LOCKE, ROUSSEAU AND HOBBES: SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORIES AND THE ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENTS “The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have the law of nature for his rule. [...]
By: Ermira Babamust, Ph.D. Book Review: “War and Change in World Politics” by Robert Gilpin INTRODUCTION War and Change in World Politics introduces the reader to an important new theory of international political change. Arguing that the fundamental nature of international relations has not changed over time, Gilpin uses history, sociology, and economic theory to [...]
By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. Book Review Tullock, Gordon. (1965). The Politics of Bureaucracy. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs “Government agencies are not billiard balls driven hither and yon by the impact of forces and interest. When bureaucrats are free to choose a course of action their choices will reflect the full array of incentives operating on [...]
Book Review By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. Ruggie, John Gerard, Constructing the World Polity: Essays on International Institution, New York: Rutledge, 1998 “Constructing World Polity” is divided in three parts. The first essays establish the concept of regimes, epistemic communities, and multilateralism. In these essays Ruggie, criticizes some of the existing theories and approaches developed by [...]
Essay By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. 24 March 2004 Ethnicity and Identity Crisis: Democratization in Lebanon “It was said that when God created Lebanon, the other countries were jealous. Why should this tiny land on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean be so favored with mountains, streams and rivers, with forested slopes and the fertile plain [...]
Essay By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. April 26, 2010 I. INTRODUCTION: THE LEBANESE CONFLICT Most scholars have criticized the Arab-Israeli conflict to depict a long and convoluted dilemma, and the Israeli invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon from 1982-1985 is no exception. The study of the Lebanon conflict for many scholars of this particular [...]
Essay By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. December 11, 2009 Lexoje ne shqip >> 1. Introduction The post war period in Kosovo since 1999 led to high unemployment rates and trade deficits. As the number of foreign donors and financial assistance decreased over time new initiatives have been taken by the Kosovar government to improve the local [...]
By: Ermira Babamusta, Ph.D. “This is the essence of Reformation: Man is in his very nature destined to be free.” ~ Hegel, The Philosophy of History The Philosophy of Right is the ultimate manifestation of Hegel’s political teaching. Essential elements such as ethical life, morality, family and law that construct civil society are found in [...]
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