The Gagauz Republic
An Autonomism-Driven De Facto State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12428974 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcin Kosienkowski (0000-0002-7827-7371, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 292-313 |
| Publication date | 2017-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-1262 • E-ISSN: 1876-3324 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18763324-20171233 |
| OpenAlex | W2613086798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
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 case study of the Gagauz Republic (Gagauzia), a de facto state that existed on the territory of Soviet and then independent Moldova between 1990 and 1995. Whilst the prevailing view in the literature on de facto states is that these entities strive for internationally recognised independence, this study draws on a new suite of sources (including interviews, memoirs and journalism) to argue that the Gagauz Republic’s leaders did not pursue the goal of independence. Instead, they sought autonomism, pursuing a measure of self-governance within Gagauzia’s two subsequent parent states, namely the Soviet Union and then independent Moldova
Business · Corporate governance · De facto · Independence (probability theory · Independent state · Memoir · Political science · Soviet union · State (computer science · The Republic · Cyprus History, Politics, Society · Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |