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Personal information
Surname(s) / First name(s)
Present Address
Krasniqi Gëzim
University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, EH8 9YL, Edinburgh, Scotland UK
Telephone(s) Home: x Mobile: +44 75 08563676
Permanent Address
186 Haxhi Zeka st., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
Telephone(s) Home: +381-38-244-984 Mobile: +386 49 133 953
E-mail
Nationality
G.Krasniqi@sms.ed.ac.uk; gezimkrasniqi@gmail.com,
Kosovar
Date of birth May 20, 1984
Gender
Desired employment /
Occupational field
Male
Public policy / Minority Issues and Education
Work experience
Dates
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
3 October 2010 – current
Research Assistant - CITSEE (The Europeanisation of Citizenship in the Successor States of the
Former Yugoslavia)
Work on the preparation for launch of a new website presenting the results of the CITSEE project to
a wider audience beyond academia, as well as participation in other research activities in relation to
CITSEE, in particular in support of the research work of the PI, Professor Jo Shaw
School of Law, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL,
Scotland UK
Academia
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Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
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Dates 3 August 2009 – 7 July 2010
Research Fellow - CITSEE (The Europeanisation of Citizenship in the Successor States of the
Former Yugoslavia)
Preparation of national case studies on citizenship in Kosovo and Albania, preparation of collective
and individual publications and other dissemination materials, participation in other research
activities in relation to the project, event organization etc.
School of Law, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL,
Scotland UK
Academia
Dates 15 March – 30 August 2008
Project supervisor
Supervision and mentoring of the project “Support of education of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian
communities”, founded by Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS). Main activities:
organization of trainings for local NGO-s, assisting local NGO-s in improving their performance,
providing advice, monitoring their work through field visits and reports etc.
Kosova Education Center, Isa Kastrati st., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
Tel./Fax. +381-38-244-257, Website: www.kec-ks.org
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Type of business or sector
Non Governmental/Education Sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Dates 11 February – 15 March 2008
External evaluator of education programs/projects
Evaluation of KFOS funded projects about Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian education which were
implemented in Prizren, Gjakova and Dubrava (Ferizaj) for a period of two years (2006-2007)
Name and address of employer Kosovo Foundation for Open Society (KFOS), Ulpiana, Imzot Nikëprelaj, Villa Nr 13
10000, Prishtina, Kosova; www.kfos.org
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Non Governmental / Civil Society
Dates 23 June 2007 – 2 August 2007
Intern
Involved in several activities, such as collecting information and materials as well as attending
conferences and seminars
Institute for Ethnic Studies, 26 Erjavčeva st., 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tel./Fax. +386-1-200-18-17, Website: www.inv.si
Academic Institution
Dates 1 November 2005 – 15 October 2006
Information and Publication Officer
Administrational duties as organizing and coordinating public campaigns; media representation;
preparing a monthly newsletter as well as planning and managing publication of leaflets, posters,
reports and books. Additionally, I have been involved in several trainings, and strategic planning
workshops.
Kosova Education Center, Isa Kastrati st., 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
Tel./Fax. +381-38-244-257, Website: www.kec-ks.org
Non Governmental/Education Sector
Dates 1 December 2005 – 31 May 2006
Researcher
Engaged in doing a research about the infrastructure of schools as part of the team who did a seven
months research about “Quality based education and human development in Kosovo” and drafting a
final report about the research. The report was published by KEC in cooperation with Kosovo
Foundation for Open Society (KFOS).
Name and address of employer Kosova Foundation for Open Society (KFOS), Ulpiana, Imzot Nikëprelaj, Villa Nr 13
10000, Prishtina, Kosova; www.kfos.org
Type of business or sector
Occupation or position held
Main activities and responsibilities
Name and address of employer
Type of business or sector
Non Governmental / Civil Society
Dates January 2005 – December 2005
Youth Activist
Voluntary assignment in organizing campaigns to raise civic awareness and promote active
citizenship in Kosovo
Kosova Action Network (KAN); "Kroi i Bardhë" Plaza #76, Dardania District, 10000 Prishtina,
Kosovo, Website: www.kan-ks.org
Non Governmental/Civic Sector
Education and training
Title of qualification awarded
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
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Dates 2010 - expected graduation in 2013
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Sociology, nationalism
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education and training
Level in national or international
classification
University of Edinburgh
ISCED 6
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covered
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education and training
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classification
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covered
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education and training
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Dates September 2008 – June 2009
Master of Arts in Nationalism Studies with distinction
Thesis title “Unrecognized alike, yet not equal: Albanians and Bosnian Muslims in interwar
Yugoslavia 1918-1941”
Nationalism Studies Program
Central European University (CEU) – Budapest
ISCED 5A – Second Degree
Dates October 2006-October 2007
Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe
Thesis title “Ethnonationalism – the old ideology in a new reality: empowering the core nation and
disempowering minorities in the former Yugoslav republics”
European Regional Master’s Degree in Democracy and Human Rights in South East Europe –
University of Bologna and University of Sarajevo
ISCED 5A – Second Degree
Dates October 2002 - July 2005
BA in Political Science
Political Science
University of Prishtina, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo
ISCED 5A – First Degree
Personal skills and
competences
Mother tongue(s)
Albanian
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking Writing
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian
B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user
French A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user A2 Basic user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Organisational skills and
competences
Leadership and organizational skills
EXPERIENCE
1 October 2004 – 30 October 2005 Student movement ‘TJETERQYSH’ (For a Different University),
Prishtina, Kosovo:
Co-founder and activist (voluntary work which included campaigning with the aim of creating
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a common, strong and reasonable voice of students against politicization of the University,
academic incompatibility of professors, plagiarism, as well as violation of student rights)
15 March 2003 – 1 October 2003 Political Sciences Student Association, University of
Prishtina
Co-founder and vice-president
Technical skills and competences
Skills for participatory planning and evaluation
EXPERIENCE
February 2008
Evaluator of education programs/projects
Evaluation of KFOS funded projects about Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian education
January – August 2006
Moderator of participatory planning workshops
Facilitating strategy planning workshops with participation of considerable number of local
and international experts and other stakeholders. Few references:
TRAINING
Strategy for Development of Higher Education 2005-2015 (Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology)
Strategy for Integration of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Communities in Kosovo –
Education Component 2007-2017
27 May 2007 – 3 June 2007 Inter University Center – Dubrovnik
Course “War Crimes, Genocide and Memories”
The course was offered by the Inter University Center – Dubrovnik was organized for the MA
students in democracy and Human Rights.
May 2005: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France Paris
Study visit in France
A 15-days studying visit in France (Paris, Nantes, and Strasbourg). Visit to the French
Ministry of Justice, Palace of Justice in Paris, Council of Europe, European Court of Human
Rights etc
Additional information - Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
• 'Socialism, National Utopia, and Rock Music: Inside the Albanian Rock Scene of Yugoslavia,
1970–1989' (2011) East Central Europe 38 (2-3), 336–354.
• 'The ‘forbidden fruit’: Islam and politics of identity in Kosovo and Macedonia' (2011) Southeast
European and Black Sea Studies 11:2, 191-207.
•'The International Community’s Modus Operandi in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina and in
Kosovo: A Critical Assessment' (2010) Südosteuropa 58, No 4, 520-541.
Other journal articles
• ''Parallel system' in Kosovo: strengthening ethnic identity through solidarity and common social
action' SEEU Review, Vol. 6, No. 1 (2010), 41-55.
• ‘Defective alike, yet not equal; Cyprus, Taiwan and Kosovo,’ Journal of Human Rights and Policy,
Vol 2, No. 1 (July 2009), 49-60.
• “Nga ‘Revolucioni i Kadifenjtë’ tek ‘Restaurimi i Kadifenjtë’: Trashëgimia Komuniste në Poloni dhe
Shqipëri” [From ‘velvet revolution’ to ‘velvet restoration’: communist legacy in Poland and Albania],
Polis, No. 5, (2008), 77-88.
• “Elementi fetar në identitetin kombëtar shqiptar” [Religious Element in the Albanian National
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Identity], MM – mixed magazine, No. 10/12. (2005), 53-64.
• “Sfida për drejtësi botërore” [A Challenge for World Justice] Studime Juridike në Kosovë, Volume
7 & 8, No.1 (2005): 23-36.
Working papers
• 'Citizenship in an emigrant nation-state: the case of Albania', CITSEE Working Paper Series,
2010/13 (CITSEE, 2010).
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/citsee/workingpapers/
• ‘Citizenship as a tool of state-building in Kosovo: status, rights, and identity in the new state,’
CITSEE Working Paper Series, 2010/10 (CITSEE, 2010).
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/citsee/workingpapers/
• ‘The challenge of building an independent citizenship regime in a partially recognised state: the
case of Kosovo’, CITSEE Working Paper Series, 2010/04 (CITSEE, 2010).
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/citsee/workingpapers/
Research reports
• “Infrastruktura në edukimin bazik dhe ndikimi i saj në zhvillimin njerëzor” [Infrastructure of the
Basic Education and Its Impact in Human Development], Kosova Education Center and Forum
2015, Arsimi Bazik cilësor në funksion të zhvillimit njerëzor [Quality Based Education in Function of
Human Development], Prishtina, (2006): 47-92.
Book reviews
• Enver Hoxhaj, Politika etnike dhe shtetndërtimi i Kosovës [Ethnic politics and state building of
Kosovo]. Prishtina: Dukagjini, 2008. In: Kritika dhe Shoqëria, Vol 2, No 1, (2008): 90-96.
Papers and presentations
• 'Citizenship and (Contested) Geographical Space: the Case of Kosovo' presented at The
Yougoslav Space 20 Years Later, ULB, Brussels, Belgium, 16-17 December 2011
• 'Albanians and Bosnian Muslims in Interwar Yugoslavia: Mutual Cooperation and Competition'
presented at Transnational Islam in Interwar Europe, Leiden University, the Netherlands, 12-14
December 2011
• The Role of Minorities and External Actors in the Process of Democratisation and State-Building
in Albania and Kosovo: A Comparison' presented at UACES Annual Conference: Exchanging Ideas
on Europe, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 5-7 September 2011
• 'The challenge of building an independent citizenship regime in a partially recognised state: the
case of Kosovo' presented at 8th Convention of the Central and East European International
Studies Association (CEEISA), Istanbul, Turkey, 14-18 June 2011.
• 'Transformation of Citizenship in Albania - Developments in the Aftermath of the Fall of
Communism' presented at the Third RRPP Annual Scientific Conference 'Social, Political and
Economic Change in the Western Balkans', Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, 25-26 May 2011.
• 'Disentangling Kosovar citizenship after the ICJ Opinion?' presented at The Association for the
Study of Nationalities 2011 World Convention, Columbia University, New York, 14-16 April 2011.
• 'Citizenship, State-Building and Political Integration in Southeast Europe – Legal, Political and
Identity-Related Aspects' presented at International Workshop 'Citizenship, Sovereignty and Soft
Borders in Southeast Europe', Pöcking (Munich), 11-13 March 2011.
• ‘Quadratic nexus - an all-explanatory approach to state-building in the Western Balkans?’
presented at Research on State-building in the Western Balkans: Comparative Methodologies,
London School of Economics and Governance, 10 December 2010.
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• ‘The role of international institutions in forging an autonomous citizenship regime in Kosovo’
presented at Theories and Practices of Citizenship in the New Balkan States, The University of
Edinburgh, 24-25 June 2010.
• ‘The 'forbidden fruit': Islam and politics of identity among Albanians in Kosovo and
Macedonia,’ presented at After the Wahhabi mirage: Islam, politics and international networks in
the Balkans, European Studies Centre, University of Oxford, 21June 2010.
• ‘Stateness and Citizenship Struggles in Post-independence Kosovo’ presented at The Association
for the Study of Nationalities 2010 World Convention, Columbia University (NYC), 15-17 April 2010.
• ‘Academic debates and controversies in Kosovo: an overview’ presented at Kosovo/Kosova in the
20th century: exploring prospects for future international scientific cooperation, European Academy,
Berlin, 19-21 March 2010.
Newspaper and magazine articles
Koha Ditore (Kosovo)
Express (Kosovo)
Kosova Sot (Kosovo)
Koha Jonë (Albania)
Diplomatic Courier (U.S)
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