Building parliamentary democracy in Kosovo

While Kosovo's political landscape is developing further following the declaration of independence in February 2008, the primary question of this article is to what extend the Assembly of Kosovo, by the end of its second mandate in 2007, had realized the three main functions of parliament: the legislative, oversight and representative function. The article demonstrates how political changes and a comprehensive reform package have generated an improvement in the performance of the Assembly. The article also analyzes the way in which the international community has assisted the Assembly in its development and how the Assembly has been affected by the Standards-before-status process and other policy-interventions of the international community.