The Politics of International Interaction with de facto States
This comprehensive volume is the first systematic effort to explore the ways in which recognised states and international organisations interact with secessionist de facto states, while maintaining the position that they are not regarded as independent sovereign actors in the international system. It is generally accepted by policy makers and scholars that some interaction with de facto states is vital, if only to promote a resolution of the underlying conflict that led to their decision to break away, and yet this policy of engagement without recognition is not without complications and controversy. This book analyses the range of issues and problems that such interaction inevitably raises. The authors highlight fundamental questions of sovereignty, conflict management and resolution, settlement processes, foreign policy and statehood.
This book will be of interest to policy makers, students and researchers of international relations. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Ethnopolitics.
Eiki Berg is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tartu, Estonia.
James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
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The Politics of International Interaction with de facto States
Conceptualising Engagement without Recognition
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Contents
James Ker-Lindsay & Eiki Berg
Bruno Coppieters
James Ker-Lindsay
Nina Caspersen
Eiki Berg & Kristel Vits
Vera Axyonova & Andrea Gawrich
George Kyris
Guide
The chapters in this book were originally published in Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
A Conceptual Framework for Engagement with de facto States
James Ker-Lindsay & Eiki Berg
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 335342
Statehood, de facto Authorities and Occupation: Contested Concepts and the EUs Engagement in its European Neighbourhood
Bruno Coppieters
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 343361
The Stigmatisation of de facto States: Disapproval and Engagement without Recognition
James Ker-Lindsay
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 362372
Recognition, Status Quo or Reintegration: Engagement with de facto States
Nina Caspersen
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 373389
Quest for Survival and Recognition: Insights into the Foreign Policy Endeavours of the Post-Soviet de facto States
Eiki Berg & Kristel Vits
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 390-407
Regional Organizations and Secessionist Entities: Analysing Practices of the EU and the OSCE in Post-Soviet Protracted Conflict Areas
Vera Axyonova & Andrea Gawrich
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 408425
Sovereignty and Engagement without Recognition: Explaining the Failure of Conflict Resolution in Cyprus
George Kyris
Ethnopolitics, Volume 17, Issue 4 (September 2018) pp. 426442
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Vera Axyonova is Assistant Professor at the Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. Her areas of expertise include civil society, defence and security, democracy and governance, foreign policy, society and culture.
Eiki Berg is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tartu, Estonia. His research focuses on critical geopolitics; in particular the studies of borders and border regions. His recent research activities include studies about territoriality and sovereignty issues in contested states.