1st Edition

Conflict Resolution in De Facto States The Practice of Engagement without Recognition

By Sebastian Relitz Copyright 2023
256 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the challenges of conflict resolution in protracted conflicts and conceptualises and analyses the practice of engagement without recognition in de facto states. Increasingly, engagement without recognition is seen as a promising approach to conflict resolution in de facto states, but little is known about its implementation and results. This book addresses that lacuna and... Read more

Introduction

1. De Facto States and the International System: More than Temporal Anomalies

2. The Context for Engagement without Recognition in Abkhazia

3. The Space for EU Engagement in Abkhazia

4. The Implementation of Engagement without Recognition in Abkhazia

5. Discussion and Practical Recommendations

6. Conclusion

Biography

Sebastian Relitz is a research associate at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and director of the NGO "Corridors – Dialogue through Cooperation."