Balkan Politics
Comprehending Vetëvendosje as Free-Zone of Anti-Systemic Discourses: Laclau’s Perspective
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Arbër ThaçiKosovo
The political movement, Vetëvendosje, was established in 2005 as a restructuring measure of existing KAN (Kosovo Action Network). (Manifesti i VETËVENDOS-JES, 2005, 2) The new structure, VV, served as a crucible of anti-establishment thought and action, ideologically hardly traceable. Nonetheless, the transition from KAN to Self-Determination Movement cannot be depicted merely as orga-nizational advancement; it represents a watershed moment that marks the iden-tification of the organization with the primary cause. The “self-determination” has been selected as the “primary concept” around which the discursive operati-on will evolve. The founders identified the organization with self-determination due historical importance — inasmuch as it reflected the acute matter within post-war context of Kosovo, (Vetëvendosje, 2006, 1) and the concept embodies the most substantial notion in the Kosovo’s political realm, during the 20th cen-tury(Manifesti i VETËVENDOSJES, 2005, 1).

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Publication TypeChapter
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Volume
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Pages171-184
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PublishedJune 5, 2025
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Series PositionResearch 11