Eiki Berg is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tartu, Estonia.James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

• 1. A Conceptual Framework for Engagement with de facto States James Ker-Lindsay and Eiki Berg 2. ‘Statehood’, ‘de facto Authorities’ and ‘Occupation’: Contested Concepts and the EU’s Engagement in its European Neighbourhood Bruno Coppieters 3. The Stigmatisation of de facto States: Disapproval and ‘Engagement without Recognition’ James Ker-Lindsay 4. Recognition, Status Quo or Reintegration: Engagement with de facto States Nina Caspersen 5. Quest for Survival and Recognition: Insights into the Foreign Policy Endeavours of the Post-Soviet de facto States Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits 6. Regional Organizations and Secessionist Entities: Analysing Practices of the EU and the OSCE in Post-Soviet Protracted Conflict Areas Vera Axyonova and Andrea Gawrich 7. Sovereignty and Engagement without Recognition: Explaining the Failure of Conflict Resolution in Cyprus George Kyris

Eiki Berg is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tartu, Estonia.James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

• 1. A Conceptual Framework for Engagement with de facto States James Ker-Lindsay and Eiki Berg 2. ‘Statehood’, ‘de facto Authorities’ and ‘Occupation’: Contested Concepts and the EU’s Engagement in its European Neighbourhood Bruno Coppieters 3. The Stigmatisation of de facto States: Disapproval and ‘Engagement without Recognition’ James Ker-Lindsay 4. Recognition, Status Quo or Reintegration: Engagement with de facto States Nina Caspersen 5. Quest for Survival and Recognition: Insights into the Foreign Policy Endeavours of the Post-Soviet de facto States Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits 6. Regional Organizations and Secessionist Entities: Analysing Practices of the EU and the OSCE in Post-Soviet Protracted Conflict Areas Vera Axyonova and Andrea Gawrich 7. Sovereignty and Engagement without Recognition: Explaining the Failure of Conflict Resolution in Cyprus George Kyris

Eiki Berg is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tartu, Estonia.James Ker-Lindsay is Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK.

• 1. A Conceptual Framework for Engagement with de facto States James Ker-Lindsay and Eiki Berg 2. ‘Statehood’, ‘de facto Authorities’ and ‘Occupation’: Contested Concepts and the EU’s Engagement in its European Neighbourhood Bruno Coppieters 3. The Stigmatisation of de facto States: Disapproval and ‘Engagement without Recognition’ James Ker-Lindsay 4. Recognition, Status Quo or Reintegration: Engagement with de facto States Nina Caspersen 5. Quest for Survival and Recognition: Insights into the Foreign Policy Endeavours of the Post-Soviet de facto States Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits 6. Regional Organizations and Secessionist Entities: Analysing Practices of the EU and the OSCE in Post-Soviet Protracted Conflict Areas Vera Axyonova and Andrea Gawrich 7. Sovereignty and Engagement without Recognition: Explaining the Failure of Conflict Resolution in Cyprus George Kyris