Pondering over the self-representation of civil society in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina (a topic I will elaborate on next week in Vienna at the Emergenzen-conference), I came across an interesting comment on the webpage of the Guardian: "The myth of civil society":

After a noisy start into the new year punctuated by fireworks and so-called "happy shooting" (which caused 3 persons to be injured, one young boy heavily), Kosovo continues "waiting" (as the government says) for status, for special support from Germany during the EU presidency, for UNMIK to leave, and for the EU to take over more responsibilities - the local media are full of speculations on the timeline for the next months, on Russia's position, and on the power of Angela Merkel... to be continued!