Pavjo Gjini
Pavjo Gjini is a PhD-Candidate at the CSEES. He holds a MA in Political Theory and a BA in Political Science at the University of Tirana.
Local Resistance in Environmental Struggles: The Case of Zall-Gjoçaj, Albania
Early into the Covid-19 pandemic, in the spring of 2020, a long-standing struggle over the slated construction of a hydropower plant (HPP) in a part of the Zall- Gjoçaj region covered by the Lurë-Mali i Dejës National Park (the National Park) in mountainous north-eastern Albania came to a head. On 18 March, while the country was under a strict national lockdown, an excavator used in the construc-tion of a controversial dam was set on fire in the remote Flim Canyon, far from the capital. Another truck had been blown up a couple of weeks before, evidence of the rising tensions surrounding the hydropower project. In both cases, the saboteurs were careful not to hurt anyone and no workers were on site, but the message was clear: “No machines are welcome inside the national park."
Christopher Lam Cham Kee
Christopher Lam Cham Kee is a PhD-Candidate at the CSEES. He holds a MA in Global Studies at the University of Gothenburg, and a BA in Political Science at McGill University.
Diana Malaj
Diana Malaj is a PhD-Candidate at the CSEES. She holds a MA in Criminal Law and a BA in Law at the University of Tirana.
Sophia Schönthaler
Sophia Schönthaler is a PhD-Candidate at the CSEES and a Junior Researcher at EURAC Research, Bolzano/Bozen. She holds a MA in International Relations from the University of Bologna, a BA in Political Science and a BA in Cultural and Social Anthropology from the University of Vienna.
Philipp Freund
Philipp Freund is a PhD-Candidate at the Centre of Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz (CSEES). He holds an MA in International Peace and Security from King’s College London and a BA in International Relations from Webster University Vienna.