THE FOREIGN POLICY OF COUNTER SECESSION
In recent years the question of contested states – also known as de facto states or unrecognised states - has become increasingly significant. However, most attention has been focused on the efforts by these territories to cement their independence and gain recognition. What has not been studied is the way in which the states from which these countries have emerged try to prevent them from gaining legitimacy. Drawing on the cases of Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, this project examines the structural factors that shape recognition and explores the specific diplomatic, political and legal tools states have at their disposal to try to prevent recognition.
LSEE Fellow: Dr James Ker-Lindsay, Eurobank EFG Senior Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe
Project Outputs
This project will result in the publication of a book by Oxford University Press with the further potential for the publication of one or more articles in peer reviewed academic journals. Further details will be made available as the project progresses.