Sokol Shameti

Sokol Shameti, (born 29 April 1978) is an Albanian columnist, writer and journalist. Much of his interest is concerned with Politics of Albania, political philosophy and the late modern and contemporary history of the Balkans. He is a 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 work is concerned with the social and political debate in Albania and Kosovo. He is often mentioned among the Radical left activists 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.