Politics of Recognition and Engagement

Ioannis Armakolas is Assistant Professor at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, and Senior Research Fellow and Head of the South-East Europe Programme at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Greece.James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at LSEE-Research on South East Europe at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University, UK.

“This study is … a valuable handbook which explains in detail the individual paths of nine EU-member states in deciding whether or not to recognize Kosovo as well as in their relative engagement or non-engagement with independent Kosovo.” (Jolyon Naegele, Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol. 54 (4), 2019)

• 1. Kosovo, EU Members and the Engagement-Recognition Nexus (James Ker-Lindsay and Ioannis Armakolas).- 2. Kosovo’s Strategy of Recognition and Engagement (Agon Demjaha).- 3. The United Kingdom: Kosovo’s Strongest Supporter in Europe (James Ker-Lindsay).- 4. Germany: From Cautious Recogniser to Kosovo’s EU Ally (Julia Himmrich).- 5. The Czech Republic: Kosovo’s Reluctant and Disengaged Recogniser (Tomáš Dopita).- 6. Poland: Recognition, but No Diplomatic Relations with Kosovo (Jarosław Wiśniewski).- 7. Greece: Kosovo’s Most Engaged Non-Recogniser (Ioannis Armakolas).- 8. Slovakia: Diplomatically Engaged with Kosovo, But No Recognition (Milan Nič).- 9. Romania: Kosovo’s Cautious Non-Recogniser (Paul Ivan).- 10. Cyprus: Firmly Committed to the Non-Recognition of Kosovo (Isabelle Ioannides).- 11 Spain: Kosovo’s Strongest Opponent in Europe (Ruth Ferrero-Turrión).