| ID | 122983 |
| Title Proper | Merging together or drifting apart |
| Other Title Information | revisiting political legitimacy issues in Cyprus, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Berg, Eiki |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | One way to approach conflict management is to use a four-dimensional political legitimacy criterion, which could set the agenda for enhancing peace prospects in Cyprus, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Here the argument is that through measuring the internal legitimacy of conflicting parties and then comparing and contrasting the given empirical values on the scales of cohesion/security and democracy/performance, we may be able to distinguish conflicting pairs either "merging together" or "drifting apart", depending on how the secessionist entities position themselves vis-à-vis their parent states. Empirical facts on the ground tell us that Cyprus may have the biggest chances of reunification, whereas Moldova's perspective looks meagre. The BiH, which has preserved its territorial integrity, faces real secessionist challenges, given the illegitimacy of the state and a manifest dissatisfaction with systemic deficiencies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol.18, No.2; 2013: p.467-492. |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol.18, No.2; 2013: p.467-492. |
| Key Words | International Politics ; International Relations ; Legitimacy Issues ; Cyprus ; Moldova ; Bosnia and Herzegovina ; Eastern Europe ; Conflict ; Empiricism ; Internal Legitimacy ; Merging Together ; Territorial Integrity |