Studying sovereignty, governance, and identity beyond the nation-state.
The Centre for Micronational Research (CMR) is a student-run, interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the serious study of micronations and self-declared polities.
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What we do
What we do
Micronations are often dismissed as curiosities. We treat them as data.
CMR brings together students from politics, law, sociology, history, geography, design, and computer science to research micronations as laboratories of governance, identity, and symbolism. Our work combines rigorous scholarship with accessible public engagement.
We are non-partisan, non-advocacy, and committed to critical inquiry.
Research Areas
Research Areas
Law, Sovereignty & Recognition
Law, Sovereignty & Recognition
Research on statehood criteria, international law, jurisdiction, and the legal grey zones where micronations operate.
Experimental Governance
Experimental Governance
Micronations as political laboratories: constitutions, voting systems, succession rules, digital citizenship, and alternative models of authority.
Design & Political Symbolism
Design & Political Symbolism
Flags, currencies, anthems, heraldry, language, and nation-branding as tools of legitimacy and identity.
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