Publisher: Group for Legal and Political Studies

GLPS Policy Papers

GLPS Policy Papers

Frequency: irregular and other / Country: Kosova

Policy-based papers are commonly aimed at providing policy analysis whose findings propose or innovate better solutions for improving the policies. In view of that, the policy-based papers are primarily dedicated for the public office holders; however these papers do also provide curiosity for the wide academic public. The policy-based papers consist of the findings and solutions found for a specific policy-issue, from the fields of interests of the Group. As such, the concern of the papers might touch technical policy issues also, as opposed to abstract ones. The Group for Legal and Political Studies Press is the common publisher of these papers.

Visa Liberalization Process in Kosovo

Visa Liberalization Process in Kosovo

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English

Keywords: Visa liberalisation; Shengen Regime; policy of conditionalities; EU Kosovo policy

Group for Legal and Political Studies, within the visa liberalization project framework, has monitored the ability of Kosovo’s institutions to progress in meeting the visa liberalization roadmap benchmarks as well as continuously identified the main challenges deriving thereof. Thus, this third report is particularly focused in the assessment of the achievements of the Republic of Kosovo institutions in meeting the recommendations of the European Commission (EC) laid out in the first assessment report and the current situation regarding the achievements of the objectives stated in the roadmap, including the remaining challenges. The Government of Kosovo prepared and delivered a report to the EC on the main achievements in September 2012. To evaluate Kosovo’s progress in the visa dialogue, the EC conducted an assessment mission to Kosovo in October 2012. In February 2013, the EC prepared a report for the European Parliament and the Council on the progress of Kosovo in fulfilling the requirements of the visa liberalization roadmap. The main focus in the European Commission assessment was the process of compliance of Kosovo laws with EU Acquis, but an important part of it is focused on the implementation of particular laws and strategies. On the basis of the findings deriving from the first assessment report, the European Commission prepared a list of recommendations directed to Kosovo institutions, the attainment of which makes Kosovo nearer to the visa liberalization objective

Is there any rationality of autocratization of the regime of a country in political evolution? Developing the »irrational rationality of autocratization« hypothesis.

Is there any rationality of autocratization of the regime of a country in political evolution? Developing the »irrational rationality of autocratization« hypothesis.

Author(s): Fisnik Korenica,Dren Doli / Language(s): English

Keywords: Autocratization; Rationality; Ancient rationalization of autocracy; Elites-based rationale; People-based rationale; Irrational rationality of autocratization; Brzezinskian western industrialized rationale; functional rationality;

The paper discusses the rationality of autocratization of the political regime in a country in political evolution, being referred to some general theoretical concepts but also based in some specific cases. The phenomenon of autocratization is the process of democratic reversal or by other means, the denial of a democratizing regime’s existence, whilst the rationality of the latter as a concept intends to explore the reason upon which this process happens. Given that the rationality of a regime should have a rationale-basis, the paper will build two possible grounds where the motive of a regime existence can be found. Initially the paper will survey the theoretical amount of the literature on autocracy and its purposes; in the meantime it will be referred to the cases of Africa, Russia and Belarus, as a way to give some practical account to the phenomenon being researched. Finally we will be arguing that the rationalization of autocratization in fact is an irrational reality.

A Critique To: Raunio’s Why European Integration Increases Leadership Autonomy within Political Parties

A Critique To: Raunio’s Why European Integration Increases Leadership Autonomy within Political Parties

Author(s): Fisnik Korenica,Dren Doli / Language(s): English

Keywords: Centralization of authority; Leadership autonomy; Governing system; EU institutions; Decision-making; Party politics; National institutions;

A critique to the paper of: Tapio Raunio, Why European Integration Increases Leadership Autonomy within Political Parties (Party Politics 2002; Vol. 8, no. 4; pp.405-422) This review article is aimed at criticizing the logic of argumentation brought up by Raunio at the above-shown paper. In general, the idea of finding the logics on which the party elites‟ centralization takes place is more than a general conception, rather than a strictly or narrowly measured one. Therefore we will be criticizing the strict way of considering the phenomenon that Raunio has chosen to follow; instead we argue that the way of explaining the phenomenon in discussion can only be built if choosing a multi-dimensional approach. As a result of our critique we conclude that Raunio‟s argumentation lacks both organizational but also functional understandings, whereas we propose and argue on the methodological approach that should be followed if intending to explain this phenomenon, in addition to the critical explanation upon the theoretical model that Raunio builds.

Discourses on the Notion of Sovereignty: Towards an Inclusive Modern Definition

Discourses on the Notion of Sovereignty: Towards an Inclusive Modern Definition

Author(s): Fisnik Korenica,Dren Doli / Language(s): English

Keywords: Sovereignty; Constrain of sovereignty; Loss of sovereignty; Domestic sovereignty; External sovereignty; Public International Law; Authority; Power; Territory; Sovereign;

This paper follows the need for rethinking the notional context of sovereignty, not only from a modern perspective but also from an inclusive one. Thus the paper is aimed at discussing most of the definitional approaches used to describe the phenomenon of sovereignty, nevertheless contributing to an agreeable critique on most of them. While doing so, the paper per se does not intend to draw the modern concept of sovereignty, thus limiting its contribution on the lines that should be followed in order to reach the latter objective. As a result, the paper surveys some of the political philosophy contributions towards the theme, but it also underpins the political science’s modern involvement into the explanations upon the notion of sovereignty. Following that, the paper shows contributions towards a modern constructed sovereignty concept, where many dimensions of the latter show synchrony between themselves.

Exploring the Preconditions of the Mobilization of Bias: Towards an organizational-based argument

Exploring the Preconditions of the Mobilization of Bias: Towards an organizational-based argument

Author(s): Dren Doli,Fisnik Korenica / Language(s): English

Keywords: Mobilization of bias; Mobilization of bias exercising; Elitism; Pluralism; Organizational bases as preconditions for the mobilization of bias

The mobilization of bias is considered a contemporary but also important political phenomenon in the democratizing world. This paper intends to find the organizational bases that precondition the mobilization of bias, having understood that the level of democracy inside a political society is the crucial determinant on the latter phenomenon. At the outset, this paper discusses the mobilization of bias phenomenon, by specifically being based in the Bachrach & Baratz scholarship, given the explanation of the tension between pluralism and elitism. Following that, the paper shows some of the instruments the elites use to mobilize the bias. Finally, in its body the paper builds a set of organizational / systemic bases which arguably precondition or give terrain to the mobilization-of-bias practice.

Constitutional Rigidity: Where Does It Lead To?

Constitutional Rigidity: Where Does It Lead To?

Author(s): Dren Doli,Fisnik Korenica / Language(s): English

Keywords: Constitutional flexibility; Constitutional rigidity; Amending procedure; Amending by parliament; Amending by referendum; Interests’ inclusiveness; Rule of majority; Unitary and federal countries; Constitution’s highness in the system of legal norms;

The changing of constitutional provisions, through amendments, is an important process which determines whether a constitution is rigid or flexible. Constitutional rigidity itself is a very important attribute of the constitution, given that it shows the difficultness of a constitutional amending. Based in that, this paper is aimed at discussing the constitutional rigidity, while surveying the amendment procedure on some of the western constitutions. By doing so, the paper shows some of the factors that might lead to constitutional rigidity; meanwhile the paper addresses some relevant processes that have been subject to constitutional rigidity. Following that, the paper discusses the concept of the constitutional rigidity outcomes, thus building a hypothesis on the situations that the latter leads to. Finally, the paper makes a test upon the hypothesis with a small-N of cases – therefore the hypothesis produced will be a small-N tested hypothesis.

Is there any prevalence or conflict between models of legitimation? Developing the »optimum balance between models of legitimation« hypothesis.

Is there any prevalence or conflict between models of legitimation? Developing the »optimum balance between models of legitimation« hypothesis.

Author(s): Fisnik Korenica,Dren Doli / Language(s): English

Keywords: Legitimacy; Models of legitimacy; Synchrony between forms of legitimacy; Conflict between forms of legitimacy; Optimum balance between models; Internal legitimacy; International legitimacy; Input/Output legitimation

This paper is aimed at explaining the potential prevalence or conflict that might exist between different forms of legitimacy, in addition to a search for a balance or exclusion of a form of legitimacy for the sake of another. Initially the paper will survey and discus the concept of legitimacy, given its philosophical and sociological but also political meaning. Following that, the paper will then set a range of models of legitimacy that the literature proclaims to exist. In addition to that, we will then endeavor to classify the forms of legitimacy into groups. Accordingly, we will then assess whether there is a potential conflict between one form of legitimacy against another, in addition to the potential prevalence of a form of legitimacy towards another. In the end, we will argue that, there are two basic groups of internal legitimating instruments, first, the input-oriented ones and the output oriented ones, in addition to the international legitimacy. Being based in the latter, we will argue that, in order for the democracy to have a dynamic development, there is a need to find compromise in between models of legitimation, therefore we produce a synchronizing logic for the latter. We will then produce our own hypothesis which says that, the balance between models of legitimation is the best possible consensus that might follow a polity and a political system, while the result would be a modern legitimacy.