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Nation Building in Contested States : Comparative Insights from Kosovo, Transnistria, and Northern Cyprus / Soeren Keil, Jelena Dzankic, Viktoria Potapkina
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Potapkina, Viktoria, Author.
- Series:
- Balkan Politics and Society 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kosovo.
- Transnistria.
- Cyprus.
- Nation Building.
- Nationenbildung.
- Zypern.
- Transnistrien.
- Republik Moldau.
- Local Subjects:
- Kosovo.
- Transnistria.
- Cyprus.
- Nation Building.
- Nationenbildung.
- Zypern.
- Transnistrien.
- Republik Moldau.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hannover ibidem 2020
- Biography/History:
- Viktoria Potapkina is a researcher in the field of international relations and conflict studies. After completing her master's degree at Charles University in Prague, she went on to focus on contested states and issues of nation building. She holds a PhD from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. She is originally from Donetsk, Ukraine, and is currently based in Prague working on large-scale multi-country data collection in the areas of public and social policy.
- Summary:
- This study provides an overview of current nation building processes in contested states. With a specific focus on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and Kosovo, original data is presented, collected in English in a single work for the first time. Viktoria Potapkina presents an analysis and comparison of contested states from an internal perspective, looking at the processes that help legitimize such entities from within and creating support for their ongoing existence. The work strives to fill a gap in the literature on contested states, as well as to contribute to the overall understanding of nation and state building, state formation, and sovereignty. It provides a new way of looking at the puzzle that contested states are, offering insight into why they still exist in their current forms.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- List of Maps
- 1. Introduction
- Placing the Work in Context
- The State &
- State Formation
- State Building
- Sovereignty, Recognition and Contested States
- Self-Determination
- Nations and Nationalism
- Nation Building
- National Symbols
- The National Myth
- Applying Existing Theory
- 2. Mapping Out Contested States
- General Overview
- Case Selection
- Conclusion
- 3. Case Study 1: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
- Historical Outline: Cyprus, "the Cyprus Problem" and TRNC
- The Creation of a "Usable Past" The Creation of a "Usable Past"
- Perceptions of History and History Books
- National Holidays
- A Political Culture Based on the "Usable Past"
- Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem and Currency
- Passports and Visas
- Transformation of Cultural Landscapes and Public Spaces
- The Creation of Institutions and Traditions
- Museums
- Representation Abroad and Contact with Other States
- Civil Society
- 4. Case Study 2: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
- Historical Outline: the Region of Transnistria
- The Creation of a "Usable Past"
- 5. Case Study 3: Republic of Kosovo
- Historical Outline
- A Political Culture Based on the Usable Past
- Passports &
- Visas
- Transformations of Cultural Landscapes &
- Public Spaces.
- The Creation of Institutions and Traditions
- 6. Towards A Model Of Nation Building In Contested States: Comparison And Analysis
- A Political Culture Based on a "Usable Past"
- Historical Development
- Currency
- Passports, Visas &
- Dual Citizenship
- In Conclusion: A Look at the Final Scores
- 7. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3-8382-7381-8
- Publisher Number:
- 9783838273815
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