Shkelzen Maliqi

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Born = 26 October 1947

Shkëlzen Maliqi (born 1947) is an Albanian philosopher, art critic, political analyst and leading intellectual in Kosovo. During the early 1990s Shkelzen was also directly involved in politics. He was one of the founders of the Social-Democratic Party of Kosovo and served as its first president from 1991 to 1993. He also held leading positions in civil society organizations such as the Kosovo Civil Society Foundation (1995-2000) and the Kosovo Helsinki Committee (1990-1997).

Maliqi has published several books on art and politics in Albanian, English, Italian, Spanish, and Serbian.

From the beginning of 1980s, Maliqi has been a regular contributor to the most important media outlets in Kosovo and ex-Yugoslavia.

Maliqi lives in Priština, the capital of Kosovo. He currently heads the "Gani Bobi" Institute for Social Studies.

References

Links

* [http://www.divus.cz/umelec/en/pages/umelec.php?id=1005&roc=2003&cis=3#clanek Shkelzen Maliqi's essay on "Beyond the New Art of Kosovo" published in "Ulemec"]
* [http://www.nadir.org/nadir/periodika/jungle_world/_99/09/03a.htm Maliqi's interview in German "Keine linke Option"]
* [http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbian_digest/111/t111-5.htm Interview with Shkelzen Maliqi - "A Fictitious Bridge"]
* [http://www.beta-press.com/temaeng6.html#alb Maliqi - "The future of Kosovo"]
* [http://www.europaelire.org/programs/interview/2007/01/20070127174422.asp Interview for Radio Free Europe ("in Albanian")]
* [http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=shkelzen+maliqi "Shkelzen Maliqi" query on "Amazon"]
* [http://books.google.com/books?q=shkelzen+maliqi&btnG=Search+Books&as_brr=0 "Shkelzen Maliqi" query on "Google Books"]
* [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=shkelzen+maliqi&hl=en&lr=&btnG=Search "Shkelzen Maliqi" query on "Google Scholar"]

External links

* Wikipedia entry on Kosovo
* [http://www.kosovakosovo.com/ KosovaKosovo] A source of information reflecting both sides’ claims in the dispute
* [http://www.alb-shkenca.org/images/stories/Why%20Independence.pdf Why Independence for Kosovo?] A summary of the case for an independent Kosovo
* [http://www.ks-gov.net/pm/?menuid=&subid=&lingo=2 The office of Prime Minister of Kosovo] English version
* [http://www.assembly-kosova.org/?krye=home&lang=en Kosovo Assembly (Kuvendi i Kosovës)] English version
* [http://visitkosova.org/english/ The Official Webportal of Tourism in Kosovo]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/enlargement_papers/2005/elp26en.pdf EU Commission report on economic development in Accession countries, including Kosovo]
* [http://www.eciks.org Economic Initiative for Kosovo] - Latest news, analysis and publications from the Kosovar economy

International organizations related to Kosovo

* [http://www.unosek.org/unosek/index.html UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Office Website]
* [http://www.unmikonline.org/ UNMIK] UN led civilian administration in Kosovo.
* [http://www.euinkosovo.org/index.php EU] EU Pillar in Kosovo.
* [http://www.osce.org/kosovo OSCE mission in Kosovo]
* [http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=1243&l=1 (ICG)] International Crisis Group, a source of in-depth analysis on Kosovo issues.
* [http://www.eciks.org/english/index.php ECIKS] Economic Initiative for Kosovo, information on investment opportunities.