The Unravelling of the Belgrade – Pristina Normalization Process

Kosovo’s Multiethnicity at Stake?

In March 2011, under the auspices of the European Union, the normalization of relations negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina began. They were the fourth negotiations in a row, but the first after the unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence. As the social fabric of Yugoslavia eroded, relations between Serbia and Kosovo Albanian representatives in one of its provinces grew acrimonious, culminating in oppression and state violence against Albanian civilians.