States in Limbo: The Political Realities and Challenges of Partial Recognition
  • Forthcoming June 2027/200 pages

States in Limbo:

The Political Realities and Challenges of Partial Recognition

Aleksi Ylönen, Natalija Shikova, and Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, editors
Hardcover: $105.00
ISBN: 979-8-89616-709-9
How do differing degrees of recognition shape the domestic and, especially, international politics of de facto states?

Addressing this intriguing question, the authors of States in Limbo explore the political agency, diplomatic engagement, strategic importance, and multifaceted legal challenges that partially recognized states face. Their discussion of Abkhazia, Kosovo, Northern Cyprus, the Sahrawi Republic, South Ossetia, Somaliland, Taiwan, and Transnistria also offers novel insights into the myriad complexities of IR norms and practices.
Aleksi Ylönen is researcher at the Center for International Studies, Iscte–University Institute of Lisbon. Natalija Shikova is professor of public international law at the International Balkan University. Richard Atimniraye Nyelade is lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa.