De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty / Edition 1

by Tozun Bahcheli, Barry Bartmann, Henry Srebrnik

Overview

In this new century, the relentless appeal of national self-determination has moved beyond decolonisation. A large group of de facto states, would-be sovereignties, now seek international recognition. In some cases these 'nations in waiting' have already established the exclusivity of their writ on the ground and wait only for the outside world to come to terms with the realities of their existence. In others, there are powerful external players who could undermine their claims on one hand or ensure their success on the other.

The cases described in this book are to be found throughout the world: Abkhazia and Chechnya in the Caucasus; Kosovo, Montenegro, Republika Srpska, and Transnistria in eastern Europe; Palestine and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in the Middle East; Somaliland in Africa; and Bougainville in the Pacific.

Are these isolated voices or a harbinger of things to come? Their demands for separate statehood have breached the orthodoxies of territorial integrity and eroded the taboos of secession. Other large states, such as Indonesia, Nigeria, and the Sudan, also teeter on the brink of disintegration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714654768
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/09/2004
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tozun Bahcheli is Professor of Political Science at Kings University College, University of Western Ontario, Canada. Barry Bartmann teaches International Relations and Comparative Politics at the Unviersity of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada.
Henry Srebrnik is Professor in the department of Political Studies, also at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Quest for Sovereignty 2. Political Realities and Legal Anomalies: Revisiting the Politics of International Recognition 3. Can Clans Form Nations?: Somaliland in the Making 4. Bougainville: The Quest for Self-Determination 5. Sovereign Law vs Sovereign Nation: The Case of Kosovo 6. Montenegro and Serbia: Disassociation, Negotiation, Resolution? 7. Chechnya 8. From Frozen Conflict to Frozen Agreement: The Unrecognized State of Transnistria 9. Palestine 2003: The Perils of De Facto Statehood 10. The Abkhazians: A National Minority in their Own Homeland 11. Republika Srpska 12. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Striving for International Acceptance under Turkey's Wings 13. Conclusion: States in Waiting, Nations Tired of Waiting