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Changes in the ethnic structure of the population of AP Kosovo and Metohija settlements 1948-2022

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: AP Kosovo and Metohija is a unique geographical area in Europe, during which the most complex demographic processes, caused by: political conflicts, the NATO bombing of 1999, and took place during the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century: killing, ethnic cleansing, persecution and segregation of the population. Since June 1999, about 220,000 people were displaced from Kosovo and Metohija. Most of them were Serbs, followed by non-Albanian populations: Montenegrins, Gorans, Roma and Ashkali. The mass persecution of the Serb and other non-Albanian populations has resulted in tremendous changes in the ethnic structure of the Province. Previously, heterogeneous settlements became ethnically homogeneous with a dominant Albanian population. With 93% of the total population Albanians is dominated, while other ethnic communities have a participation of 7%.

Source: Glasnik srpskog geografskog drustva

DOI: 10.2298/gsgd2301237m

Authors: Sasa Milosavljevic, Jovo Medojevic, Aleksandar Valjarevic

Institutions: University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica, University of Prishtina, University of Belgrade

Language: English

Topic: Balkans: History, Politics, Society

Subfield: Cultural Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja