This project intends to determine the e ects of decentralization in Kosovo. Specific questions we intend to answer are: Has decentralization worked to reduce ethnic tensions in Kosovo? How has decentralization a ected the various communities in Kosovo? Is the decision of creation of new municipality an appropriate one? Do the minorities feel more integrated or isolated? Are the services o ered by new municipality more qualitative than previous? Have the relations between Serbs and Albanians been improved? Do they benefit with creation of new municipalities? Is the security issue enhanced? What are the limits of decentralization based on municipal experience? The questionnaire will highlight di erences in response by municipal o cials and citizens, employees and the unemployed, among gender and ethnicity within citizens of the new municipality. Answering these questions through a rigorous, peer reviewed methodology will help guide donor nations, both in Kosovo and in other crises states, in how they allocate their resources and what e orts are most likely to succeed. Methodology Qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied through the use of indicators; surveys and questionnaires were developed in accordance with the indicators; interviews were chosen based on expertise and by accidental contacts. In addition, comparative studies on e ects of decentralization processes in Kosovo and countries faced with ethnic disputes were conducted. The research was focus on five(5) newly created municipalities: Kllokot/Klokot, Partesh/Partes, Ranillug/Raniluk, Novo Bërdë/Novo Brdo and Gracanicë/Gracanica. For this purpose, we developed a set of indicators based on the law, on best practices and on expected outcomes of decentralization to measure the e ect that it has had, as essential to