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Building new Municipalities
The local government reform process in Kosovo saw the creation of three new municipalities (Graçanicë/ Graçanicë/Gracanica, Kllokot-Vërbovc/ Kllokot-Vërbovc/ Klokot-Verbovac- Verbovac, Ranillug/ Ranillug/Ranilug and the to-be-enlarged municipality of Novobërdë/ Novobërdë/Novoberdo).
This has been one of the most significant developments for local governance in Kosovo. Yet, it is quite overlooked given the politicized debate that takes place regarding the creation of new Serb-majority municipalities. The experience of these new municipalities is very important to study and learn from in order to inform the further local government reform process.
As the creation of new municipalities set to intensify, there is a need for a depoliticized discussion of the benefits that the creation of new municipalities can bring to the citizens, regardless of ethnicity.
Our purpose is to conduct a series
