Conflict Resolution in De Facto States

This book explores the challenges of conflict resolution in protracted conflicts, and conceptualises and analyses the practice of engagement without recognition in de facto states.

Sebastian Relitz is a research associate at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and director of the NGO "Corridors - Dialogue through Cooperation."

Introduction 1. De Facto States and the International System: More than Temporal Anomalies 2. The Context for Engagement without Recognition in Abkhazia 3. The Space for EU Engagement in Abkhazia 4. The Implementation of Engagement without Recognition in Abkhazia 5. Discussion and Practical Recommendations 6. Conclusion