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Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century

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Editors:
  1. Martin Riegl

    1. Institute of Political Studies, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

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  2. Bohumil Doboš

    1. Institute of Political Studies, Charles University in Prague , Prague, Czech Republic

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  • Offers novel theoretical and empirical findings on the issue of unrecognized states and secession
  • Presents an approach to conceptualizing unrecognized states
  • Highlights selected case studies on various secessionist regions and territories
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Secession and Recognition in the Twenty-first Century

    • Eiki Berg, Martin Riegl, Bohumil Doboš
    Pages 1-7

  4. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Political Institutions in the Post-Soviet De Facto States in Comparison: Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh

      • Vincenc Kopeček
      Pages 111-136

    3. Iran’s Problems with Territorial Non-state Actors: A Case Study of Sistan and Balochistan

      • Robert Czulda
      Pages 137-152

    4. Kurdistan Region’s Quest for Independent Statehood: Trapped in Internal and Geopolitical Rivalries

      • Martin Riegl, Bohumil Doboš, Jakub Landovský, Shmuel Bar
      Pages 153-168

    5. Bougainville: From Conflict to Independence Under the Law?

      • Vladimír Baar
      Pages 169-186

    6. The Right to Self-determination or Inviolability of Borders in the Horn of Africa? The African Union Approach

      • Kateřina Rudincová
      Pages 187-203

    7. Long Way to Recognition: Challenges Facing the European “Newborn” from the 2015 Perspective

      • Jan Bečka
      Pages 205-221

    8. Conclusion: Future of International Recognition?

      • Martin Riegl, Bohumil Doboš
      Pages 223-225
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This book presents novel theoretical and empirical findings on the issue of unrecognized states and secession. The first part of the book conceptualizes unrecognized states as entities with a national identity and which have achieved political independence, yet are not internationally recognized as independent states. It also addresses topics such as the role of superpowers in secessionist conflicts, ontological security in post-Soviet states, and factors influencing the legitimacy of secession referenda. In turn, the book’s second part presents selected case studies on various secessionist regions and territories, including Kurdistan, the Caucasus, Kosovo, and Bougainville. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Political Studies, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

    Martin Riegl

  • Institute of Political Studies, Charles University in Prague , Prague, Czech Republic

    Bohumil Doboš

About the editors

Martin Riegl is an assistant professor at the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. He is a coordinator of the Geopolitical Studies and International Economic and Political Studies Master´s programmes and one of heads of the Geopolitical Studies Research Centre. His area of expertise comprises issues of state failure, unrecognized states, state recognition, and secession as well as general geopolitics with focus on sub-Saharan Africa.


Bohumil Doboš is a PhD student at the Institute of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague. He is also a coordinator of the Geopolitical Studies Research Centre. His main areas of expertise are neomedieval geopolitics, territoriality of non-state actors, and astropolitics. 


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