Sokol Shameti

Sokol Shameti, (born 29 April 1978) is an Albanian columnist, and author. He is editor in chief and writer at Top Channel and columnist for the daily Gazeta Shqip. Much of his work has been concerned with Politics of Albania, political philosophy and the late modern and contemporary history of the Balkans. He is an outspoken critic of the Albanian government and the local political developments. Engaged with the Anti-globalization movement and International Organization for a Participatory Society, he has written about the failure of the political bodies of the left wing to represent the interests of the masses, the ideological and moral decay of the Socialist Party of Albania and its transformation into a right wing capital controlled party. His intellectual work has contributed to social and political debate in Albania and Kosovo. He is often mentioned among the libertarian socialists in Albania. Sokol Shameti has collaborated with a number of newspapers and broadcasting operators in Albania and abroad including Gazeta Shqiptare, Koha Jone, Korrieri, Klan Television, Institute for War and Peace Reporting, La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, Courrier International, Koha Ditore, etc.