Self-Determination and Collective Responsibility in the Secessionist Struggle

In this book Costas Laoutides explores the collective moral agency involved in secessionist struggles offering a theoretical model for the collective responsibility of secessionist groups. Case-studies on the Kurds and the people of Moldova-Transdniestria illustrate the author's theoretical arguments as he seeks to establish how, although the princ

List of contents

Introduction; Part I Theory and Practise of Self-Determination and Secession; Chapter 1 The Evolution of Self-Determination in World Politics; Chapter 2 Theorizing Secession in the Post-Cold War Era; Part II Secession as Responsible Emancipation: Processes and Collective Action; Chapter 3 The Process of Secession as Emancipation; Chapter 4 Collective Agency and Collective Responsibility in Secessionist Politics; Part III Collective Responsibility in Real Cases; Chapter 5 The Kurdish Separatist Movement in Turkey and Iraq; Chapter 6 The Moldova-Transdniester Conflict; Conclusion;

About the author

Costas Laoutides is a Lecturer in International Relations at Deakin University.

Summary

In this book Costas Laoutides explores the collective moral agency involved in secessionist struggles offering a theoretical model for the collective responsibility of secessionist groups. Case-studies on the Kurds and the people of Moldova-Transdniestria illustrate the author’s theoretical arguments as he seeks to establish how, although the princ

Product details

• Authors: Costas Laoutides, Laoutides Costas
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032924434
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92443-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Non-State Actors in Global Governance
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Nationalism, LAW / International, International Relations, International Law, Politics & government, Politics and government