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10 JEMIE 1 (2011)

handle is hein.journals/jemie2011 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe J EM IE Vol 10, No 1, 2011, 1-30 . . Original text received: February 10, 2011 Final version received: April 14, 2011 Copyright @ ECMI 26 May 2011. This article is located at: http://www.ecmi.de/fileadmin/downloads/publications/JEMIE/2011 /VisokaBeha.pdf Minority Consultative Bodies in Kosovo: A Quest for Effective Emancipation or Elusive Participation? Gezim Visoka and Adem Beha Dublin City University and University of Prishtina This paper examines the extent to which effective political participation can be achieved through minority consultative bodies, and what obstacles and shortcomings can potentially occur in practice. It explores the Kosovo case, where a variety of minority consultative bodies were established in recent years to ensure effective minority participation and representation at the highest decision-making levels. It will be argued that despite the prospects of the established legal and institutional framework, these bodies have fallen short in providing meaningful representation of minority interests and needs in Kosovo. This is largely affected by the intermeshed interests of elites among the majority and minority communities that prioritize their narrow interests to the expense of the developmental and emancipatory needs of marginalized minorities in Kosovo. Hence, higher commitment and cooperation between governmental authorities and minority representatives, together with adequate resources, are critical for ensuring effective minority participation in the public sphere. Keywords: the right to effective participation, minority consultative bodies, Kosovo. Accommodating the interests and rights of minorities has been one of the major challenges in Kosovo, before and after the declaration of independence in 2008. Indeed, international support for Kosovo's statehood is rooted in Kosovo's constitutional commitment and promise to respect and promote the highest standards Gezim Visoka, PhD Candidate in Politics and International Relations, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University, Ireland; Adem Beha holds an MSc in Civil Society and Local Development, University of Prishtina, Graz, and Galway, and currently works as policy researcher with the Centre for Political Courage at the Department for Political Science, University of Prishtina. Corresponding author: Gezim Visoka, gezim.visoka2 @mail.dcu.ie.

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