Publications

Party Organization in Transitional Parliaments: The Case of the Russian State Duma

From External Success to Internal Collapse: The Case of Democratic Russia

Evidence of Russia's "Bush-Doctrine" in the CIS

Med supermaktsdialogen friskt i minne

EU og NATO: Utvidelse og naboskapspolitikk som sikkerhetspolitiske instrument

Kan vi forstå russernes valg?

Statuskamerater

Eastward Bound? Options and Limitations in the EU's Eastern Dimension

Natural Gas and CO2 Price Variation: Impact on the Relative Cost-Efficiency of LNG and Pipelines

Dynamics of de facto statehood: the South Caucasian de facto states between secession and sovereignty

Scattered across the globe there exist a handful of unrecognized statelets. Although some such entities have proven short-lived, others have demonstrated remarkable tenacity. The South Caucasian de facto states – Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh – have existed for almost 20 years now. This article offers a comparative analysis of how these statelets have attempted to consolidate statehood though processes of state- and nation-building. Despite many outward similarities, both ambitions and outcomes have varied greatly. Interestingly, whether the ultimate goal has been independent statehood or status is seen only as a springboard for unification with ethnic kin does not seem to be a decisive point.