1st Edition
De Facto State Identity and International Legitimation
Introduction
1. De Facto States and the International System
2. International Legitimacy and the Normative Standing of De Facto States
3. The Nagorno Karabakh Republic
4. The Republic of Somaliland
5. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Conclusion
Biography
Sebastian Klich holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. He is an alumni and research affiliate of the ANU’s Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, specialising in de facto states, International Relations theory and the politics of the Middle East. Sebastian also works as a political and corporate strategy consultant in the not-for-profit and private sectors.
"Perhaps the theoretically-richest and conceptually-clearest examination of de facto states yet written. Klich’s book is also based on extensive fieldwork in his novel and interesting case study selection of Iraqi Kurdistan, Nagorno-Karabakh and Somaliland. A fresh, original and insightful contribution to de facto state studies."
Scott Pegg, Department of Political Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA; and author of International Society and the De Facto State.
"Our understanding of the place of de facto states in the international system is usually framed in terms of international law and high politics. In this book, Klich goes beyond this. He argues that there are fundamental normative issues at play. Informed by three excellent case studies, this is a valuable and thought-provoking addition to the literature on de facto states."
James Ker-Lindsay, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.
