Democratization of Unrecognized States: A Comparative Study

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dc.contributor.advisorSimmons, Solon J.
dc.contributor.authorUlas, Hilmi
dc.creatorUlas, Hilmi
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-22T01:18:39Z
dc.date.available2018-10-22T01:18:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe question of how to effectively and peacefully resolve conflicts involving unrecognized states, which pose significant regional security challenges despite their small territorial areas, has been frequently asked since the Kosovar independence and the Ossetian War of 2008. Central to the behavior of unrecognized states in conflicts is their political systems, for many unrecognized states, having emerged from an ethno-nationalist conflict, institutionalize ethnic nationalism and politicize an ethnic identity to galvanize local support for the fledgling state as well as the war heroes that emerged. These war heroes then tend to cultivate their political capital through ethno-nationalist manipulation and mobilization. Much of the literature has already asserted that unrecognized states cannot democratize – at least not fully. Instead, they become ethnocracies or titular democracies, serving a single ethnic group (the founding, titular one) over any others. However, this literature has provided no empirical evidence to any such assertion. This dissertation takes up the challenge of discovering how and why unrecognized states democratize.
dc.format.extent515 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/11230
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Hilmi Ulas
dc.subjectInternational relations
dc.subjectRegional studies
dc.subjectDemocratization
dc.subjectEastern Mediterranean
dc.subjectHorn of Africa
dc.subjectSecurity Studies
dc.subjectSouth China Sea
dc.subjectUnrecognized States
dc.titleDemocratization of Unrecognized States: A Comparative Study
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict Analysis and Resolution
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelPh.D.

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