French Studies on the Problem of New States Formation: Kosovo
In this article, the author attempts to study and analyse contemporary theories of the French scientists, related to the problem of new states formation, exemplified by Kosovo. The explored conceptions embrace different aspects of this process and include works on the following issues: national minorities, state fragmentation, ethnic conflict, state building. The conducted analysis allows getting a basic idea about the actual progress of scientific debates on these topics in France, associating them with the Kosovo studies and establishing cause-effect relations in the French foreign policy concerning this particular country.