The Emergence of the State: A Comparative Analysis of Kosovo and South Sudan

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This book takes an interest in the collapse and formation of the state and is primarily concerned with exploring and comparing the emergence of Kosovo and South Sudan. It contends that both have emerged in the stateness problem experienced by Serbia and Sudan. It demonstrates that the collection of the following three variables has determined their emergence: The occurrence of violence in Serbia and Sudan;The external involvement in this circumstance; andThe regional and global support for their emergence. The book develops an independent conceptual framework and deeply explores and compares the emergence of Kosovo and South Sudan. It provides valuable insights for the academic and policymaking communities, given its treatment of the significant collapse and formation of the state in the twenty-first century.   Foreword Preface Contents Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1.1 The Background 1.2 The Problem Statement 1.3 The Literature Review 1.4 The Significance 1.5 The Purpose Statement 1.6 The Questions 1.7 The Methodology 1.8 The Structure 2 Statehood, Stateness Problem, and State’s Survival and Partition 2.1 Statehood 2.1.1 Empirical Statehood 2.1.2 Juridical Statehood 2.2 Stateness Problem 2.2.1 The Rise of the Agenda of the Stateness Problem 2.2.2 The Definition of the Stateness Problem 2.2.3 The Characteristics of the Stateness Problem 2.2.4 The Consequences of the Stateness Problem 2.3 State’s Survival and Partition: The Outcomes of the Stateness Problem 2.3.1 State’s Survival 2.3.2 State’s Partition 2.4 The Constructed Conceptual Approach 2.5 Conclusion 3 The Stateness Problem: The Case of Kosovo 3.1 The Historical Background 3.2 The Characteristics of the Stateness Problem 3.3 The Consequences of the Stateness Problem 3.4 The External Involvement in the Stateness Problem 3.5 Conclusion 4 The Outcome of the Stateness Problem: The Case of Kosovo 4.1 The Instrument of Involvement in the Stateness Problem 4.2 The Partition Outcome of the Stateness Problem 4.3 The Role of External Powers in the Outcome of the Stateness Problem 4.4 The Post-Independence Context of Kosovo 4.5 Conclusion 5 The Stateness Problem: The Case of South Sudan 5.1 The Historical Background 5.2 The Characteristics of the Stateness Problem 5.3 The Consequences of the Stateness Problem 5.4 The External Involvement in the Stateness Problem 5.5 Conclusion 6 The Outcome of the Stateness Problem: The Case of South Sudan 6.1 The Instrument of External Involvement in the Stateness Problem 6.2 The Partition Outcome of the Stateness Problem 6.3 The Role of External Powers in the Outcome of the Stateness Problem 6.4 The Post-Independence Context of South Sudan 6.5 Conclusion 7 The Emergence of Kosovo and South Sudan: A Cross-Case Analysis 7.1 The Similar Commonality of the Occurrence of the Stateness Problem 7.2 The Similar Commonality of the External Involvement in the Stateness Problem 7.3 The Similar Commonality of the Role of External Powers in the Partition Outcome of the Stateness Problem 7.4 Conclusion Conclusion References