The EU funded project „Enhancing Social Scientific Research in Kosovo and its Integration into the European Research Area“ (ESSIe) published a book titled „Social Scientific Articles“ containing contributions from young Kosovan researchers, who were mentored by colleagues from Austria during the ESSIe project duration:
- Murati, V.: Socio-Economic rights as human rights: the role of international human rights treaties and mechanisms in progressive realization of these rights in Kosovo and Austria, pp. 7-79.
- Baliqi, B.: Politics of identity and ethnic relations in Kosovo, pp. 81-103.
- Kelmendi, K. & Baumgartner, F.: Intimate partner violence among male and female students in Kosovo, pp. 105-123.
- Llullaku, N.: Comparison between gifted and regular pupils in Kosovo, pp. 125-144.
- Peci, F. & Holzner, M.: Measruing the effects of trade liberalisation in Kosovo, pp. 145-163.
- Hajrizi, B. L.: The role of creative industries on export and employment in small and medium enterprises – the case of Kosovo, pp. 165-185.
Citation: Hasnije, I; Sauer, B.; Schuch, K.,; Holtgreme, U.; Ogris, G.; and Bajrami, K. (2014): Social Scientific Articles. Pristina: Qendra per Arsim e Kosoves, ISBN 978-9951-434-20-1
Njomza Llullaku and Besart L. Hajrizi have been mentored by Klaus Schuch, ZSI, during their two weeks research stay in Vienna.
The ESSIe project
- established a social sciences methods laboratory equipped with PCs and statistical and text analysis programmes at the Institute of Social Studies and Humanities at the University of Prstina;
- trained research capacities of thirty-five young Kosovan social scientists from public and private sector organisation (15 days research training programme in total divided in one winter, one summer and one autumn school)
- organised the HORIZON 2020 launch conference in Kosovo
- provided mentorship for eleven social scientists who graduated from the ESSIe research training programme including a two week fellowship research stay in Vienna
- organised an international scientific workshop on „social and social sciences challenges in Kosovo“.
