Ethnobarometer Programme Working Paper No. 3
In March/April 1998, Gilles de Rapper spent six weeks in Macedonia and Albania for Ethnobarometer interviewing people in towns and villages to assess popular response to the crisis in Kosovo. He returned to the two countries in September for another round of interviews. This report analyses the differences between the reactions to the crisis in Albania and among ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, and how these reactions have evolved between March, when violence started spreading, and mid-September, after the Serbian forces had launched their all-out offensive against the strongholds of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
Contents
| 1.0 | Introduction |
| 1.1 | Ethnic Albania or Great Albania? |
| 1.2 | Relations between Ethnic Albanians in Macedonia and the Macedonian State |
| 2.0 | What Kosovo Represents for the Albanians of Albania |
| 2.1 | North against South |
| 2.2 | The Role of the Border |
| 2.3 | Politics, Media and Public Opinion |
| 3.0 | The Reactions of Albania’s Population to the Outbreak of Conflict in Kosovo |
| 3.1 | Street Demonstrations |
| 3.2 | The Identity Crisis and the "National Issue" |
| 3.3 | The Impact of the Conflict on Albania’s Domestic Politics |
| 3.4 | The Refugee Issue |
| 4.0 | What Kosovo Represents for the Albanians of Macedonia |
| 4.1 | A Shared Identity... |
| 4.2 | ...But not Necessarily Political Identification |
| 5.0 | The Reactions to the Conflict in Kosovo |
| 5.1 | The War in Kosovo: a "Definitive Solution" of the Albanian Question? |
| 5.2 | Solidarity versus Reality |
| 5.3 | The Impact of the Conflict on Domestic Politics |
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