The stabilisation dilemma: conceptualising international responses to secession and de facto states
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2019.1580191
Abstract: ABSTRACT De facto states challenge traditional concepts of statehood, the territorial integrity of their metropolitan states and the stability of the international system. This article argues that international organisations (IOs) and states face one major… read more here.
Keywords: dilemma; international responses; stabilisation dilemma; facto states ... See more keywords
Somaliland's authoritarian turn: oligarchic–corporate power and the political economy of de facto states
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DOI: 10.1093/ia/iiab174
Abstract: Somaliland's endurance as Africa's longest de facto state has for decades preoccupied scholarship on state formation and democratization. The prevailing democratic success narrative has, however, downplayed the complex internal political dynamics and crises that have… read more here.
Keywords: political economy; oligarchic corporate; facto states; somaliland authoritarian ... See more keywords
Rebel governance in de facto states
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DOI: 10.1177/1354066120919481
Abstract: De facto states, such as Somaliland (Somalia), are unrecognized separatist enclaves that display characteristics of statehood but lack an international legal status. To acquire domestic and external legitimacy, these actors engage in a wide range… read more here.
Keywords: ideology; governance facto; rebel governance; facto states ... See more keywords