... Democracy development Non-recognition Small states South Caucasus De facto states and democracy: The case of Nagorno-Karabakh sulted o the at fai unit on th Nago procla le wa * Corresponding author. 1 Although the authorities, institutions and borders of Nagorno-Karabakh are all considered de facto...

...Franziska Smolnik The article analyzes political rule in an entity affected by violent conflict. Aiming at contributing to the study of the South Caucasus ‘de-facto states’, it is argued that so far insufficient attention has been paid to the influence the persistent violent conflicts have had...