Unrecognized States and Secession in the 21st Century

Chapter 1 Introduction: Secession and Recognition in the Twenty-first Century

Chapter 2 Making Peace with De Facto States

Chapter 3 Unrecognized States and National Identity

Chapter 4 Ontological Security of the Post-Soviet de Facto States

Chapter 5 Contemporary Referendum on Independence (RI) and Linguistic Aspects of an Intelligible Referendum Question (RQ)

Chapter 6 (Super)Power Rule: Comparative Analysis of Parent States

Chapter 7 Political Institutions in the Post-Soviet De Facto States in Comparison: Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh

Chapter 8 Iran’s Problems with Territorial Non-state Actors: A Case Study of Sistan and Balochistan

Chapter 9 Kurdistan Region’s Quest for Independent Statehood: Trapped in Internal and Geopolitical Rivalries

Chapter 10 Bougainville: From Conflict to Independence Under the Law?

Chapter 11 The Right to Self-determination or Inviolability of Borders in the Horn of Africa? The African Union Approach

Chapter 12 Long Way to Recognition: Challenges Facing the European “Newborn” from the 2015 Perspective