THE PHENOMENON OF THE ”DE FACTO STATES” AND NATIONAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION – THE TRANSNISTRIAN PARADIGM
THE PHENOMENON OF THE ”DE FACTO STATES” AND NATIONAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION – THE TRANSNISTRIAN PARADIGM
Author(s): Natalia PutinaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, International Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Developing nations, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: ”De facto states”; ”Unrecognized states”; ”Pseudo-states”; ”Quasi-states”; Nation-building;
Summary/Abstract: This article is an analysis of the phenomenon of ”de facto states„ and process of nation-building in unrecognized states, in particular, Transnistrian case. De facto states are considered an interesting anomaly in the modern international system of sovereign states. No matter how successful and efficient they are in the administration of their territories, they fail to achieve international recognitionAuthor analyze that the most important elements that have been identified by scholars in domain of construction of identities in unrecognized states, as un tool of soft power to enforce and consolidate internal recognition and population support of political power in condition of lacks of external recognition.Will be pointed the historical aspects that influenced the crystallization of a separate identity in Transnistrian region, the importance of cultural, political and symbolical aspects; the role of local political and political regime in separate region.
Journal: Anuarul Laboratorului Pentru Analiza Conflictului Transnistrean
- Issue Year: III/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 136-153
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English