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Unrecognized states are territories that have achieved de facto
independence, yet have failed to gain international recognition as
independent states. These territories constitute anomalies in the
international system of sovereign states and often present
significant challenges to policy makers, as evidenced by the war in
Georgia and the continued debate over Kosovo's independence. This
book draws on both theory and case studies to better understand the
phenomenon of unrecognized states, demonstrating that the existence
of such entities is less unusual than previously assumed. Moving
away from an overt focus on case studies, the chapters present
various themes that link the emergence, operations, and development
of unrecognized states and assess how the established order of
states responds to the challenges they present: How do unrecognized
interact with the international system of sovereign states? How
does it shape their emergence, operations and development? How do
these entities develop in a context of non-recognition? Are we
witnessing a new form of statehood, or are these entities better
understood as states-in-waiting? What are the strategies available
for dealing with unrecognized states? Could power-sharing or
autonomy provide a solution or are more innovative strategies
necessary? With contributions from leading scholars in a number of
fields, this book will appeal not only to students and scholars of
Political Science, International Relations, Geography, Area
Studies, Sociology, and Conflict Resolution, but also to
journalists, government bodies and NGOs.
Unrecognized states are territories that have achieved de facto
independence, yet have failed to gain international recognition as
independent states. These territories constitute anomalies in the
international system of sovereign states and often present
significant challenges to policy makers, as evidenced by the war in
Georgia and the continued debate over Kosovo's independence. This
book draws on both theory and case studies to better understand the
phenomenon of unrecognized states, demonstrating that the existence
of such entities is less unusual than previously assumed. Moving
away from an overt focus on case studies, the chapters present
various themes that link the emergence, operations, and development
of unrecognized states and assess how the established order of
states responds to the challenges they present: * How do
unrecognized interact with the international system of sovereign
states? How does it shape their emergence, operations and
development? * How do these entities develop in a context of
non-recognition? * Are we witnessing a new form of statehood, or
are these entities better understood as states-in-waiting? * What
are the strategies available for dealing with unrecognized states?
Could power-sharing or autonomy provide a solution or are more
innovative strategies necessary? With contributions from leading
scholars in a number of fields, this book will appeal not only to
students and scholars of Political Science, International
Relations, Geography, Area Studies, Sociology, and Conflict
Resolution, but also to journalists, government bodies and NGOs.
"Only unity saves the Serbs" is the famous call for unity in the
Serb nationalist doctrine. But even though this doctrine was
ideologically adhered to by most of the Serb leaders in Croatia and
Bosnia, disunity characterized Serb politics during the Yugoslav
disintegration and war. Nationalism was contested and nationalist
claims to homogeneity did not reflect the reality of Serb politics.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Serb politics and
challenges widespread assumptions regarding the Yugoslav conflict
and war. It finds that although Slobodan Milosevic played a highly
significant role, he was not always able to control the local Serb
leaders. Moreover, it adds to the emerging evidence of the lack of
importance of popular attitudes; hardline dominance was generally
based on the control of economic and coercive resources rather than
on elites successfully "playing the ethnic card." It moves beyond
an assumption of automatic ethnic outbidding and thus contributes
toward a better understanding of intra-ethnic rivalry in other
cases such as Israel/Palestine, Northern Ireland, Nagorno-Karabakh
and Rwanda.
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