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"De-Facto Borders" as a Mirror of Sovereignty. The Case of the Post-Soviet Non-Recognized States.
- Source :
- Historical Social Research; 2021, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p178-207, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The crisis of statehood in many countries has resulted in the emergence of non-recognized states that have become an intrinsic feature of the world geopolitical order. Using the concept of bordering, we study a specific type of border that was shaped in the course of state-building processes and conflicts with parent states. Some "de-facto borders" are not stable; in addition, non-recognized states often do not control all their declared territory. Looking in detail at the situation in six nonrecognized republics in the post-Soviet space, we show the asymmetry of their borders with the parent state and with the external patron. Comparing the basic socio-economic indicators by regions, we conclude that non-recognized states still lag far behind both their parent and their patron state. Citizens of non-recognized republics regularly visit border areas of the patron and parent states and spend a considerable part of their income there. This can contribute to the normalization of relations between adversaries, but at the same time can perpetuate the separation between them. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the barrier functions of the borders with parent states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01726404
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Historical Social Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153521307
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.46.2021.3.178-207