Federal Practice: Exploring Alternatives for Georgia and Abkhazia Book

	Introduction	7
Pt. 1	International Perspectives
1	Western Security Policies and the Georgian-Abkhazian Conflict	21
Pt. 2	European Experiences
2	Swiss Federalism: Lessons for Georgian-Abkhazian Relations	61
3	The Swiss Experience and Prospects for a Peaceful Abkhazian-Georgian Peace Settlement	75
4	The Value of the Tatarstan Experience for Georgia and Abkhazia	91
5	Shared Sovereignty Russian Style: Relations between Moscow and the Regions	111
Pt. 3	Foreign Policies of Federated Entities
6	Treaty-Making Powers and Foreign Relations of Federated Entities	151
7	Segmentation and Integration. Proposals for a Federalisation of Foreign Policy in Georgia	169
Pt. 4	Federalism, Confederalism and Consociationalism
8	Confederalism. A Review of Recent Literature	181
9	Federalism and Consociationalism. Perspectives for Georgian State Reform	195
Pt. 5	The Principles of Territoriality and Personality
10	The Conflict in Abkhazia and a Possible Way of Resolving It	205
11	Personal Federalism: a Solution to Ethno-National Conflicts? What It Has Meant in Brussels and What It Could Mean in Abkhazia	215
Pt. 6	Constitutional Models
12	Georgia and Abkhazia: Proposals for a Constitutional Model	233
	Notes on Contributors	279