On the way to statehood : secession and globalisation / edited by Aleksandar Pavković, Peter Radan..

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Seccession : a word in search of a meaning / Peter Radan -- Neo-liberal globalisation, nationalism, and changed 'conditions of possibility' for secessionist mobilisation / Lloyd Cox -- Secession and state recognition in international relations and law / Mikulas Fabry -- New norms, old boundaries : the African Union's approach to secession and state sovereignty / Kathryn Sturman -- The way opened, the way blocked : assessing the contrasting fates of Chechnya and Kosovo / James Headley -- Secessionist legitimacy : a comparative analysis / Damien Kingsbury -- Self-determination and secession : a moral theory perspective / Aris Gounaris -- Consensual secession of Montenegro : towards good practice? / Miodrag Jovanovic -- The collective moral agency of secessionist groups / Constantinos Laoutides -- The first secessions / Tom Hillard --Index.