This document was prepared by the non-governmental organizations New Social Initiative (NSI), Center for Affirmative Social Action (CASA), Institute for Territorial Economic Development (InTER), Aktiv, and Advocacy Center for Democratic Culture. ...
On October 31st, 2024, New Social Initiative (NSI), in collaboration with the Institute for Social Policy Musine Kokalari, hosted an expert discussion in Pristina on the challenges and opportunities in the Kosovo-Serbia normalization process. The event brought together experts, policymakers, and community leaders to exchange...
On September 25th and 26th, 2024, the New Social Initiative (NSI), Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS), and Sbunker convened the third annual Kosovo Peace and Democracy Summit (KPDS) in Pristina, gathering over 160 civil society leaders, policymakers, and experts from the Western Balkans and...
On October 24th, 2024, New Social Initiative (NSI), in collaboration with the Institute for Social Policy Musine Kokalari, hosted an informal discussion in Pristina on the positions of Kosovo and Serbia in future negotiations. This gathering offered a platform for participants to share their insights,...
The informal discussion during the Kosovo Peace and Democracy Summit brought together US and EU diplomats to share their perspectives on the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue and ongoing normalization efforts. The diplomats stressed the importance of sustained dialogue, despite limited progress, and highlighted the EU’s Growth Plan...
New Social Initiative monitors media and social media in cooperation with Pikasa Analytics INC, a data analytics company specializing in developing and implementing tools, software, and machine learning algorithms. The tool allows monitors to count the nominal number of articles on particular topics and see...
This paper examines barriers encountered on establishingAssociation/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo. This issuelies at the heart of ongoing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, followingthe 2013 Brussels Agreement. The establishment of the ASM, designed togrant limited self-governance to Serb-majority municipalities, has been afocal point of...
Kosovo and Serbia have gone through different periods of conflict that havedeeply affected the relations between the two peoples. Reconciliation andnormalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia continues to remain acomplex and multidimensional challenge for many decades, which requiresthe intervention of various local and international...
Youth migration has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges facing Kosovo today, with far-reaching implications for the country's economic development, socialstability, and political future. As young Kosovars increasingly seek better opportunities abroad, the nation faces a potential crisis of human capital loss, oftenreferred...
In the middle of the Balkans, where the shadows of past conflicts stilllinger, the power of art emerges as a hope for reconciliation. Art festivalsbetween Kosovo and Serbia have become vital platforms for fosteringdialogue, understanding, and artist exchange. Those festivals bringtogether participants from both Kosovo...