Acting Like A State: Kosovo And The Everyday Making Of Statehood (interventions)

"How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics? This book provides the first in-depth study of Kosovos diplomatic approach to becoming a sovereign state by obtaining international recognition and securing membership of international organisations. Analysing the everyday diplomatic discourses, performances, and entanglements, this book contends that state-becoming is not wholly determined by systemic factors, normative institutions, or the preferences of great powers; the diplomatic agency of the fledgling state plays a far more important role than is generally acknowledged. Drawing on institutional ethnographic research and first-hand observations, this book argues that Kosovos diplomatic success in consolidating its sovereign statehood has been the situational assemblage of multiple discourses, practiced through a broad variety of performative actions, and shaped by a complex entanglement with global assemblages of norms, actors, relations, and events. Accordingly, this book contributes to expanding our understanding of the everyday diplomatic agency of emerging states and the changing norms, politics, and practices regarding the diplomatic recognition of states and their admission to international society."--Provided by publisher "How do emerging states obtain international recognition and secure membership of international organisations in contemporary world politics? This book provides...[a] study of Kosovo's diplomatic approach to becoming a sovereign state by obtaining international recognition and securing membership of international organisations. Analysing the everyday diplomatic discourses, performances, and entanglements, this book contends that state-becoming is not wholly determined by systemic factors, normative institutions, or the preferences of great powers; the diplomatic agency of the fledgling state plays a far more important role than is generally acknowledged. Drawing on institutional ethnographic research and first-hand observations, this book argues that Kosovo's diplomatic success in consolidating its sovereign statehood has been the situational assemblage of multiple discourses, practiced through a broad variety of performative actions, and shaped by a complex entanglement with global assemblages of norms, actors, relations, and events. Accordingly, this book contributes to expanding our understanding of the everyday diplomatic agency of emerging states and the changing norms, politics, and practices regarding the diplomatic recognition of states and their admission to international society."-- Provided by publisher Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of figure, map, and tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Becoming a sovereign state 2 The everyday making of statehood 3 Crafting statehood 4 Writing sovereignty 5 Performing sovereignty 6 Entangling sovereignty 7 The price of statehood Appendices Appendix 1 List of countries who have recognised and established diplomatic relations with Kosovo (2008–2017) Appendix 2 List of diplomatic missions of Kosovo (2008–2017) Appendix 3 Recognition of Kosovo by world regions (2008–2017) Appendix 4 Recognition of Kosovo by UN member states (2008–2017) Appendix 5.1 Recognition of Kosovo by members of regional organisations (2008–2017) I Appendix 5.2 Recognition of Kosovo by members of regional organisations (2008–2017) II Appendix 6 Recognition of Kosovo and global democracy in 2017 Index Analysing diplomatic discourse, performance, and entangled agency, this work provides the first account of Kosovo’s everyday making of statehood.