Originally published in 1998, International Society and the De Facto Society explores the phenomenon of de facto statehood in contemporary international relatio

This book explores the challenges of conflict resolution in protracted conflicts and conceptualises and analyses the practice of engagement without recognition

This comprehensive volume is the first systematic effort to explore the ways in which recognised states and international organisations interact with secessioni

This book presents an analytical framework which assesses how 'land-for-peace' agreements can be achieved in the context of territorial conflicts between de fac

In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, secessionist forces carved four de facto states from parts of Moldova, Georgia, and Azerbaijan. Ten years on