Gëzim Visoka
@gezimvisoka.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University. Latest book: ‘The Derecognition of States’ https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11703277.
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In my latest book review, I discuss @gezimvisoka.bsky.social & @rameshg.bsky.social “Sub-State Recognition: The Politics of Recognition from Below”, a powerful challenge to the state-centric orthodoxy of recognition and a major contribution to sovereignty studies. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RRISX...
Sub-State Recognition: The Politics of Recognition from Below
Published in Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In my latest book review, I discuss @gezimvisoka.bsky.social & @rameshg.bsky.social “Sub-State Recognition: The Politics of Recognition from Below”, a powerful challenge to the state-centric orthodoxy of recognition and a major contribution to sovereignty studies. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RRISX...
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We are kicking off the new winter semester with a lecture by Dr. Gezim Visoka from Dublin City University on "The fate of contested states in transactional international relations".👀
📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ October 23rd, 6:15 p.m.
This lecture is part of the Baden-Württemberg Seminar fall programme.
📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ October 23rd, 6:15 p.m.
This lecture is part of the Baden-Württemberg Seminar fall programme.
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We are kicking off the new winter semester with a lecture by Dr. Gezim Visoka from Dublin City University on "The fate of contested states in transactional international relations".👀
📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ October 23rd, 6:15 p.m.
This lecture is part of the Baden-Württemberg Seminar fall programme.
📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ October 23rd, 6:15 p.m.
This lecture is part of the Baden-Württemberg Seminar fall programme.
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Happy to share that on the 21st of October at @fggaleiden.bsky.social Leiden University Den Haag, I will present on my new book on Sub-State Recognition, co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social
Sign-up via link:
www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
Sign-up via link:
www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Happy to share that on the 21st of October at @fggaleiden.bsky.social Leiden University Den Haag, I will present on my new book on Sub-State Recognition, co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social
Sign-up via link:
www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
Sign-up via link:
www.staff.universiteitleiden.nl/events/2025/...
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Visoka and Brajshori (2025) show that aspirant states like Kosovo use protean power—adaptability, innovation, and improvisation—to navigate barriers to recognition and gain partial legitimacy in international organizations. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
September 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Visoka and Brajshori (2025) show that aspirant states like Kosovo use protean power—adaptability, innovation, and improvisation—to navigate barriers to recognition and gain partial legitimacy in international organizations. academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
New open-access article in the Foreign Policy Analysis journal. It examines how aspirant states seeking membership in international organisations navigate, and even penetrate, the conservative multilateral order!
academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@mbrajshori.bsky.social | @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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@mbrajshori.bsky.social | @dcuresearch.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New open-access article in the Foreign Policy Analysis journal. It examines how aspirant states seeking membership in international organisations navigate, and even penetrate, the conservative multilateral order!
academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@mbrajshori.bsky.social | @dcuresearch.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/fpa/article/...
@mbrajshori.bsky.social | @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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Happening today, Thursday, September 4th at 12pm EST on Zoom: World Affairs Council of Atlanta presents "Defining Statehood: Law, Legitimacy, and Global Power", featuring @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor and Center Faculty Co-Director @dianemarieamann.bsky.social
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September 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happening today, Thursday, September 4th at 12pm EST on Zoom: World Affairs Council of Atlanta presents "Defining Statehood: Law, Legitimacy, and Global Power", featuring @ugaschooloflaw.bsky.social Professor and Center Faculty Co-Director @dianemarieamann.bsky.social
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New book coming out in early 2026 with Oxford University Press!
After five years of collaboration, it is fantastic to see the book come to life!
After five years of collaboration, it is fantastic to see the book come to life!
August 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
New book coming out in early 2026 with Oxford University Press!
After five years of collaboration, it is fantastic to see the book come to life!
After five years of collaboration, it is fantastic to see the book come to life!
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Finally got the physical copy of my first book!
#DeFactoStates #Recognition #Diplomacy
@gezimvisoka.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
#DeFactoStates #Recognition #Diplomacy
@gezimvisoka.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
August 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Finally got the physical copy of my first book!
#DeFactoStates #Recognition #Diplomacy
@gezimvisoka.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
#DeFactoStates #Recognition #Diplomacy
@gezimvisoka.bsky.social @fggaleiden.bsky.social
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
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Meine Rezension zu @gezimvisoka.bsky.social Buch “The Derecognition of States” ist soeben in @sudosteuropa.bsky.social Mitteilungen (04/2025) erschienen. Das Buch bietet eine wegweisende Analyse der Aberkennung als diplomatische Praxis, die Staaten mit begrenzter Anerkennung prägt.
August 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Meine Rezension zu @gezimvisoka.bsky.social Buch “The Derecognition of States” ist soeben in @sudosteuropa.bsky.social Mitteilungen (04/2025) erschienen. Das Buch bietet eine wegweisende Analyse der Aberkennung als diplomatische Praxis, die Staaten mit begrenzter Anerkennung prägt.
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In the latest issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, I reviewed @gezimvisoka.bsky.social book “The Derecognition of States”, a pioneering work on the politics and practice of derecognition in International Relations. brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
In the latest issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, I reviewed @gezimvisoka.bsky.social book “The Derecognition of States”, a pioneering work on the politics and practice of derecognition in International Relations. brill.com/view/journal...
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My first book, which discusses Sub-State Recognition, & co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social, is out now!
#DeFactoStates
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#DeFactoStates
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
August 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
My first book, which discusses Sub-State Recognition, & co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social, is out now!
#DeFactoStates
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#DeFactoStates
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Will recognition of Palestine as a state make a real difference?
Piece by DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/45BR4J7
#RTEBrainstorm
Piece by DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/45BR4J7
#RTEBrainstorm
August 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Will recognition of Palestine as a state make a real difference?
Piece by DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/45BR4J7
#RTEBrainstorm
Piece by DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social for @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social.
Read here: launch.dcu.ie/45BR4J7
#RTEBrainstorm
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What does it actually mean to recognise a state - and who gets to decide?
DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social joined the @newstalkfm.bsky.social Daily Podcast with Ciara Doherty to discuss state recognition.
Listen to the interview here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyGMOZ
DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social joined the @newstalkfm.bsky.social Daily Podcast with Ciara Doherty to discuss state recognition.
Listen to the interview here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyGMOZ
August 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
What does it actually mean to recognise a state - and who gets to decide?
DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social joined the @newstalkfm.bsky.social Daily Podcast with Ciara Doherty to discuss state recognition.
Listen to the interview here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyGMOZ
DCU's Dr Gëzim Visoka @gezimvisoka.bsky.social joined the @newstalkfm.bsky.social Daily Podcast with Ciara Doherty to discuss state recognition.
Listen to the interview here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyGMOZ
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Will recognition of Palestine as a state make a real difference? The growing wave of recognition of Palestine marks a strategic turning point which could open new opportunities for Palestinian statehood, writes @gezimvisoka.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
Will recognition of Palestine as a state make a real difference?
The growing wave of recognition of Palestine marks a strategic turning point which could open new opportunities for Palestinian statehood
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August 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Will recognition of Palestine as a state make a real difference? The growing wave of recognition of Palestine marks a strategic turning point which could open new opportunities for Palestinian statehood, writes @gezimvisoka.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
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☀️ The wait is over: our summer reading list 2025 is here!
Explore our recommended selection of books, reviewed in International Affairs, to keep you company this summer: medium.com/internationa...
Explore our recommended selection of books, reviewed in International Affairs, to keep you company this summer: medium.com/internationa...
The International Affairs summer reading list 2025
There is nothing quite like spending the summer lost within the pages of a great book — or ten. Every year, Book Reviews Editor Mariana…
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July 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
☀️ The wait is over: our summer reading list 2025 is here!
Explore our recommended selection of books, reviewed in International Affairs, to keep you company this summer: medium.com/internationa...
Explore our recommended selection of books, reviewed in International Affairs, to keep you company this summer: medium.com/internationa...
A new review of 'The Derecognition of States' is published today in the International Affairs journal.
"Visoka makes a pioneering contribution that addresses a critical gap in IR theory and encourages readers to explore the topic further." - Aleksandra Spalińska.
doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
"Visoka makes a pioneering contribution that addresses a critical gap in IR theory and encourages readers to explore the topic further." - Aleksandra Spalińska.
doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
July 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
A new review of 'The Derecognition of States' is published today in the International Affairs journal.
"Visoka makes a pioneering contribution that addresses a critical gap in IR theory and encourages readers to explore the topic further." - Aleksandra Spalińska.
doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
"Visoka makes a pioneering contribution that addresses a critical gap in IR theory and encourages readers to explore the topic further." - Aleksandra Spalińska.
doi.org/10.1093/ia/i...
I am delighted to announce that I've been appointed as an Associate Member of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University. I look forward to strengthening research collaborations and publishing with Oxford’s world-class scholars!
June 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I am delighted to announce that I've been appointed as an Associate Member of the Department of Politics and International Relations at Oxford University. I look forward to strengthening research collaborations and publishing with Oxford’s world-class scholars!
Congratulations to Yameema Mitha and her supervisor, Prof. John Doyle for successfully defending the thesis titled ‘The Portrayal of Pakistan and Pakistanis in Indian Hindi Cinema’!
The thesis was examined by Prof. Jakub Zajaczkowski (University of Warsaw) & Dr Erika Biagini.
The thesis was examined by Prof. Jakub Zajaczkowski (University of Warsaw) & Dr Erika Biagini.
June 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations to Yameema Mitha and her supervisor, Prof. John Doyle for successfully defending the thesis titled ‘The Portrayal of Pakistan and Pakistanis in Indian Hindi Cinema’!
The thesis was examined by Prof. Jakub Zajaczkowski (University of Warsaw) & Dr Erika Biagini.
The thesis was examined by Prof. Jakub Zajaczkowski (University of Warsaw) & Dr Erika Biagini.
Looking forward to attending and presenting at #WPSRKS2025 tomorrow. Thanks to Kosovo President for the invitation!
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June 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Looking forward to attending and presenting at #WPSRKS2025 tomorrow. Thanks to Kosovo President for the invitation!
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The book proofs have arrived—along with all the excitement and trepidation of sharing this deeply personal work with the world.
Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.
Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.
May 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The book proofs have arrived—along with all the excitement and trepidation of sharing this deeply personal work with the world.
Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.
Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.
Anyone interested in applying to @dublincityuni.bsky.social for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship?
I am open to mentoring projects in the following areas:
- Diplomacy and State Recognition
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Transitional Justice and Political Activism
shorturl.at/03daY
I am open to mentoring projects in the following areas:
- Diplomacy and State Recognition
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Transitional Justice and Political Activism
shorturl.at/03daY
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary ...
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
May 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Anyone interested in applying to @dublincityuni.bsky.social for an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship?
I am open to mentoring projects in the following areas:
- Diplomacy and State Recognition
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Transitional Justice and Political Activism
shorturl.at/03daY
I am open to mentoring projects in the following areas:
- Diplomacy and State Recognition
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Transitional Justice and Political Activism
shorturl.at/03daY
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Excited to share that we finally got the cover sorted for my first monograph co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social!!!
#StateRecognition #DeFactoStates
#StateRecognition #DeFactoStates
May 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Excited to share that we finally got the cover sorted for my first monograph co-authored with @gezimvisoka.bsky.social!!!
#StateRecognition #DeFactoStates
#StateRecognition #DeFactoStates
I look forward to presenting the Derecognition of States book at Lund University (@pol_LU) next week. Thanks,
Annika Bjorkdahl, for the invite and for chairing the seminar!
The event: www.svet.lu.se/en/calendar/...
The book: press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
Annika Bjorkdahl, for the invite and for chairing the seminar!
The event: www.svet.lu.se/en/calendar/...
The book: press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
The Higher Research Seminar: Gezim Visoka, Dublin City University - ‘The Derecognition of States’
Lund University. DatePresenter & Affiliation (if from outside our department) Title / BackgroundChair07 MayGezim Visoka, Dublin City University ‘The Derecognition of States’Annika BjörkdahlThe Higher ...
www.svet.lu.se
May 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I look forward to presenting the Derecognition of States book at Lund University (@pol_LU) next week. Thanks,
Annika Bjorkdahl, for the invite and for chairing the seminar!
The event: www.svet.lu.se/en/calendar/...
The book: press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
Annika Bjorkdahl, for the invite and for chairing the seminar!
The event: www.svet.lu.se/en/calendar/...
The book: press.umich.edu/Books/T/The-...
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A great deal is known about the recognition of states, but less is known about why and how states withdraw recognition of other partially recognised states.
Dr Gëzim Visoka's new book 'The Derecognition of States', launched this week, addresses this ambiguity:
www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...
Dr Gëzim Visoka's new book 'The Derecognition of States', launched this week, addresses this ambiguity:
www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A great deal is known about the recognition of states, but less is known about why and how states withdraw recognition of other partially recognised states.
Dr Gëzim Visoka's new book 'The Derecognition of States', launched this week, addresses this ambiguity:
www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...
Dr Gëzim Visoka's new book 'The Derecognition of States', launched this week, addresses this ambiguity:
www.dcu.ie/humanities-a...
Presenting online tomorrow at the Conference "Kosovo’s Perspectives: Normalization, NATO and the EU" organised by
Prishtina Insitute for Political Studies and Humanitarian Dialogue Centre.
Prishtina Insitute for Political Studies and Humanitarian Dialogue Centre.
April 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Presenting online tomorrow at the Conference "Kosovo’s Perspectives: Normalization, NATO and the EU" organised by
Prishtina Insitute for Political Studies and Humanitarian Dialogue Centre.
Prishtina Insitute for Political Studies and Humanitarian Dialogue Centre.