The Gagauz Republic: Internal Dynamics of De Facto Statehood

• Authors: Marcin Kosienkowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The post-Soviet area is a home for a several de facto states, which are entities that resemble "normal" states but lack international recognition. This paper examines a historical and under-researched case study of the Gagauz Republic (Gagauzia), a de facto state that existed within Moldova between 1990 and 1995. Drawing on a new suite of sources – interviews, memoirs and journalism – it analyses the territorial, military, political, and socio-economic dimensions of the Gagauz de facto statehood, tracing how the Gagauz authorities proceeded in consolidating Gagauzia’s statehood through processes of state- and nation-building. This study concludes that the Gagauz leadership was moderately successful in its activities.

Keywords

EN

the Gagauz Republic; Gagauzia; de facto state; state-building; nation-building

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska, sectio K – Politologia
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2017

online

2018-06-07

Contributors

author

Marcin Kosienkowski

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/k.2017.24.1.115