Monographs

Our electronic thematic zines

JOURNALISM HUB FELLOWSHIP – FOURTH CYCLE


K2.0 brings you five articles as part of the fourth edition of the Journalism Fellowship program. These stories highlight the harsh realities of those who are silenced, oppressed and excluded.

Longing and searching


On the National Day of Missing Persons, K2.0 will begin to publish a series of five stories, taken from the book "Hijacked Childhoods."  This book, published by ForumZFD in Kosovo and the Resource Center for [...]

SWEAT Monograph


In this monograph we explore the issue of labor in contemporary Kosovo and the broader region from multiple perspectives. Forms of labor are always changing, but the sweat, either literal or metaphorical, that is extracted from workers remains the same.
We ask: why sweat?

Cultivation


Music, language, films, heritage... What do our cultural expressions say about our culture? What narratives do they reflect and establish? What are the circumstances that make them possible or impossible to exist? In “Cult-ivation,” we speak about [...]

Elections 2017


K2.0 scrutinizes Kosovo’s political parties and their specific approaches to key issues, including: education, employment, gender equality, air pollution, culture, sports, LGBTI rights, corruption, health insurance, and the army. To our insightful [...]

Human Rights – Third Edition


K2.0 brings you the stories from the third cycle of the Human Rights Journalism Fellowship. These intimate and often heart-wrenching stories shed light on the harsh and violating realities of those who are devalued, excluded and abused in Kosovo, on [...]

People Missing


K2.0 explores the tales of the missing and the day-to-day realities of those left behind. From forced disappearances in past wars and regimes to modern day manifestations — when official accounts are absent, questions and pain remain.

Education for Life


Education is the bedrock of any society. But is it all about the grades? Or is what we’re learning — and how we’re learning it — equally important? Is education just for the classroom? Or can we learn without even realizing it? Much has been [...]

Health


K2.0 puts Kosovo's health system under the microscope, focusing on some of its most fundamental problems and challenges ahead. From public vs. private care, to overpriced [...]

Human Rights


K2.0 brings you the stories from the first cycle of the Human Rights Journalism Fellowship. These eight intimate and often heart-wrenching stories shed light on the harsh and violating realities of those who are devalued, excluded and abused in Kosovo, [...]

Human Rights – Second Edition


K2.0 brings you the stories from the second cycle of the Human Rights Journalism Fellowship. These intimate and often heart-wrenching stories shed light on the harsh and violating realities of those who are devalued, excluded and abused in Kosovo, on [...]

Kosovo X


K2.0 reflects on 10 years of Kosovo's independence, wallowing in the nostalgia of 2008 and imagining the dystopian possibilities of 2028. We see how geopolitics has shaped Kosovo, and how the independent state has shaped its civil society, and society [...]

LGBTI rights


K2.0 uncovers the processes of coming out, embracing a different gender, facing intersexuality, and overcoming prejudices. We look at the history of the LGBTI movement and the people fighting for equal rights in Kosovo and the region, and assess what [...]

Local Elections 2017


K2.0 dives into the local ahead of the October 2017 municipal elections. What do our local municipalities do for us? How can they engage citizens to make them proud of where they live? What are the challenges that they face? And what do citizens do [...]

Sports


K2.0 explores Kosovo's new sporting existence in a post-recognition age. We take a moment to celebrate, looking back at the first successes of this new era. We assess the transforming landscape of Kosovar sport, examining its infrastructure, its leaders [...]

The past, now


The past is inescapable. Especially when there are crimes there. K2.0 looks at the post-war period across the Western Balkans: How victims have struggled for justice and been failed by institutions; how politics, education and commemoration have struggled [...]