Introduction -- De Facto States and the International System -- International Legitimacy and the Normative Standing of De Facto States -- The Nagorno Karabakh Republic -- The Republic of Somaliland -- The Kurdistan Region of Iraq -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Examining the state identity formation and international legitimation of de facto states, this book provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between de facto states, the international state system and international society. The book integrates International Relations theories to construct a framework of normative standing for de facto states, to better understand the social system they inhabit and the stasis in their relationship with international society, demonstrated through detailed case study analysis of Nagorno Karabakh, Somaliland and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Klich appraises the recognition narrative of de facto states in order to analyse their state identities, and constructs a framework for normative standing in an original synthesis of English School, constructivism and legitimacy scholarship. The explanatory utility of that framework is then applied and analysed through detailed fieldwork conducted across an original set of case studies - Nagorno Karabakh, Somaliland, and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq - that have varying degrees of international engagement and parent state relationships"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
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