The Academy for Public and Social Policy Musine Kokalari 2021
The Musine Kokalari Academy for Public and Social Policy was held for the first time from September 27 to October 1, 2021 at Hotel Nartel (Prishtina)
Lecturers & Moderators
- Jean-Arnault Dérens, historian from France and Balkan specialist
- Fatos Lubonja, writer and researcher from Albania
- Adri Nurellari, political scientist from Albania
- Gëzim Krasniqi, political scientist from Kosovo and lecturer at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
- Filip Ballunović, political scientist from Serbia and research fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade
- Dritan Dragusha, philosopher from Kosovo
- Agon Maliqi, political analyst from Kosovo and researcher of International Development Policies
- Meliza Krasniqi, researcher of Albanian literature from Kosovo specializing in the literary work of Musine Kokalari
- Gëzim Selaci, sociologist from Kosovo and lecturer at the University of Prishtina
- Ermira Danaj, researcher from Albania specializing in the fields of feminism and gender politics
- Artan Mustafa, researcher and university lecturer from Kosovo specializing in social policies
The programme
During the five days of the Academy, the following topics were addressed:
- Social History and Nation Building
- Nationalism, Statehood and Citizenship
- Political Ideologies and the Political Spectrum
- Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion and Secularism
- Feminism and Intersectionality Theory
- Public Policy, Trade Unionism and Workers’ Rights
The program was enriched with:
- Screenings of selected documentaries such as ‘Parrullat‘ as a cinematic reflection on totalitarian Albania, ‘Whose Is This Song?‘ on national identities in the Balkans, and ‘Behemoth‘ on ecological destruction and the social consequences of unbridled industrialization.
- Cultural and academic activities, including an exhibition of authentic documents by Musine Kokalari
The Musine Kokalari Academy for Public and Social Policy 2021 was organized with the support of
