Theory of De Facto States - Classical Realism and Exceptional Polities

A Theory of De Facto States offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of de facto states - political communities that manifest forms of statehood in international politics but lack international legal recognition - zooming in on two prominent examples, Somaliland and Kosovo.

List of contents

Introduction: De Facto States as Exceptional Polities in International Relations 1. Law, Discourse, Limbo: De Facto Statehood and Regularity 2. Classical Realism: De Facto Statehood and Exceptionality 3. Somaliland: De Facto Sovereignty in an Exceptional Polity 4. The Democratic League of Kosovo: De Facto Sovereignty in a Parallel State? 5. Kosovo's Future: De Jure Sovereignty or Exceptional Polity? Conclusion: Borges's World Map

About the author

Lucas Knotter is Lecturer at the University of Bath, UK. He is an Associate Editor for 9DASHLINE. He specialises in themes of secession, state creation, and theories of international politics and security.

Product details

• Authors: Lucas Knotter, Lucas (University of Waikato Knotter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9780367684068
• ISBN: 978-0-367-68406-8
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Routledge Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Nationalism, International Relations, International Law, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government