Table of Contents:
  • Who slew the dragon? : the collapse of communism, political change, and the student movement in Albania
  • a review of the literature / Shinasi A. Rama
  • Coming to an end : the fall of communist rule in Albania / Fatos Tarifa
  • Contributing actors to the regime change in Albania : the first phase of transition and the role of the Albanian student movement / Mirela Bogdani
  • The youth as social actor in the Albania regime change / Luisa Chiodi
  • The rise of the student movement and its role in the collapse of the communist regime / Llukman Halili
  • The idea of the nation-state and the Albanian student movement / Grid Rroji
  • Considerations on the leadership dynamics during the first state of the transition in Albania / Valbona Karanxha
  • Competing visions : Albanian youth and students in the late-communist period and the political elite / James Pettifer
  • What kind of democracy, which kind of pluralism? : comparing president Ramiz Alia's meetings with the intellectuals and with the student representation / Afrim Krasniqi
  • Making sense of Albanian events : international interpretations and responses / Miranda Vickers
  • Heroes and myths / Fred Abrahams
  • The student movement changed Albania forever : a reflection on its contribution to modern Albanian history / Llukman Halili
  • The dragon did not commit suicide : the collapse of the totalitarian cult-state and the role of the student movement in Albania / Shinasi A. Rama.