The Problem of De Facto States in International Relations in Africa

In Africa, the emergence of the first unrecognised/de facto states is
intricately linked to colonial legacy and subsequent decolonisation.

Robert Klosowicz, Professor at the Institute of Political Science and
International Relations at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków,
Director of the Jagiellonian Research Center for African Studies. His
research interests focus on relations between diplomacy and the
armed forces, international security and military conflicts in SubSaharan Africa, dysfunctional and de facto states.
Joanna Mormul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political
Science and International Relations of the Jagiellonian University in
Kraków, Secretary of the Jagiellonian Research Center for African
Studies. Her research concerns dysfunctional states, socio-political
transformations in post-conflict societies, regional separatisms in
Africa.