Kosovo declared independence on 17 February 2008, after the Kosovo War of 1998 to 1999 and a period of UN administration. Pristina is its capital and the centre of government, media, and higher education.
Peace studies in Pristina focuses on the practical work of post-war recovery: inter-ethnic reconciliation, the rule of law, transitional justice, and the building of state institutions. Kosovo’s experience with international administration and supervised independence gives students a concrete case to analyse rather than abstract models.
Comparable post-conflict cases include Balkan conflict resolution studies, post-conflict studies in Bosnia, and post-conflict nation building in South Sudan. Another international-administration case is post-conflict development in East Timor.

