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SEEU Review vol. 6 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University

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Hasan JashariEssays of Political Philosophy(Arbëria Design, Tetovo, 2010)By Prof. Dr. Ali PajazitiAccording to D. Miller, Politicalphilosophy can be defined asphilosophical reflection on how best toarrange our collective life - our politicalinstitutions and our social practices, suchas our economic system and our patternof family life. This usually in<strong>vol</strong>vesanalyzing and interpreting ideas likefreedom, justice, authority and democracyand then applying them in a critical wayto the social and political institutions thatcurrently exist. 106The book of Dr. Hasan Jashari, Essays ofPolitical Philosophy , is the fifth book inthis field in Albanian language after thebook of Ukshin Hoti (“Filozofia politike eçështjes shqiptare”- Political Philosophyof the Albanian Cause ), three translationsfrom international languages, RainoMalnes and Knut Midgaard (PoliticalPhilosophy), Janos Kish (ContemporaryPolitical Philosophy), David Miller(Political Philosophy: A Very ShortIntroduction) and the first book from thisfield in Albanian in the Republic ofMacedonia. In contrary to the Hoti’sbook, the Jashari’s book has more localelements, it treats issues that directly arelinked to the reality in Macedonia, andglobal issues, as well he speaks about theinfluence of the planetary processes in theuniversal political streams. From theother three translated books it differs thatit does not treats in conventionalmannerthe key terminology andpersonalities of this field but examinesthe phenomena106http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/S099based on different theories of classicaland contemporary politicology andpolitical philosophy.The book begins with the issue of identityas a category of highly controversial andpoliticized, examining the vertical andhorizontal aspect, its complex identities(multi-citizenship: Maaluf), halvedidentities (migrants: Macedonianpassport, lives in Denmark and knowsonly 10 words in Macedonian), polarizedidentities, xenophobia as a currentphenomenon in particular Western<strong>European</strong> countries that are facing largeinflux of newcomers who change thestructure of societies (“London is gettingblack”), etc. Political philosophy ofconflict is another topic that is analyzedin this book, other and otherness, oursand others, ethnical, religious and racesconflicts: Albanians and Serbs, Arabs andPalestinians, Hutu-Tutsi etc. As typicalexample of destructive policies he offersthe Battle of the Somme during the FirstWorld War, in which have fallen dead195

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