{"id":938,"date":"2017-11-03T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/?p=938"},"modified":"2024-06-18T18:54:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T18:54:51","slug":"post-soviet-de-facto-states-as-small-dependent-jurisdictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/armenian\/2017\/11\/03\/post-soviet-de-facto-states-as-small-dependent-jurisdictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Soviet De-Facto States as Small Dependent Jurisdictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            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abstract. \u201cHowever, in many cases, independence may actually be perceived as a second best option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cumai notes the de-facto states\u2019 dependence on their patron states for economic support and security and limited local opportunities outside public sector.\u00a0\u201cConceptualizing post-Soviet de facto states as small dependent jurisdictions contributes to a more nuanced understanding of their state-building project, their relationship with the patron state, their political economy, as well as their long-term path of development,\u201d he argues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giorgiocomai.eu\/about-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cumai<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0a researcher at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balcanicaucaso.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso \u2013 Transeuropa<\/em><\/a>, a think tank based in Italy. 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