Governments-in-Exile in Contemporary World Politics

Yossi Shain is the Romulo Betancourt Professor of Political Science at Tel Aviv University where he also serves as the Head of the Aba Eben Program of Diplomacy and Co-Chair of the MA Program in Political Leadership. He is also a Full Professor of Comparative Government and Diaspora Politics at Georgetown University and the Founding Director of the Program for Jewish Civilization. Outside the academy he has served on national and international committees related to Diaspora and migration policies, security and human rights, and the Jewish World. He also worked with NGOs and Governmental agencies in Israel, the US, Mexico, and Russia and with research groups attached to the United Nations.

• 1. Introduction: Governments-in-Exile and the Age of Democratic Transitions 2. Namibia: The Road to Independence and the Problem of Succession of States 3. Government-in-Exile Versus Government-in-Insurgency: The Case of Angola 4. State and Government in Palestinian Political Thought: 1918–1990 5. Afghanistan: Political Exiles in Search of a State 6. The Khmer Way of Exile: Lessons from Three Indochinese Wars 7. Loyalty and Recognition under Challenge: The Yugoslav Case 1941–1945 8. Sovereignty without Government: Baltic Diplomatic and Consular Representation, 1940– 1990 9. The Government of the Spanish Republic in Exile: 1939–1977 10. Exile Governments in the Armenian Polity 11. The New Snow Lion: The Tibetan Government-in-Exile in India 12. The Transcendental Irish Republic: The Dream of Diaspora 13. Governments-in-Exile and International Legitimation 14. Governments-in-Exile: Notes Toward a Theory of Formation and Operation

Review of the first publication:“This is a study of neglected aspect of international relations and should enjoy a wide readership not only in universities but among a wide public.”— Antony Polonsky, London School of Economics