
This book investigates whether international standards of good governance are applied to sub-state actors as well as to states. By examining the international response to self-determination claims, this project demonstrates that the international community does indeed hold sub-state...

Introduction: Setting Standards in the Modern World Theory: Democratic Governance and Self-Determination Kosovo: 'Standards Before Status' and Beyond Nagorno-Karabakh: Whose Standards? Western Sahara: Deserted Standards?