Self-determination: from decolonization to deterritorialization

Autor:	Roland Bleiker, Ingrid Barnsley
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Territorial integrity International community Independence Global politics Self-determination State (polity) Sovereignty Deterritorialization Law Political economy Political Science and International Relations Sociology media_common
Zdroj:	Global Change, Peace & Security. 20:121-136
ISSN:	1478-1166 1478-1158
DOI:	10.1080/14781150802079797
Popis:	Unresolved claims to self-determination are among the biggest challenges in global politics today. A large number of groups in all parts of the world, from indigenous peoples to religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities, seek independence or greater participation in the determination of their futures. However, several problems associated with the conceptualization of self-determination are limiting opportunities for the peaceful resolution of such claims. The international community lacks a coherent legal framework for extending the right of self-determination to all peoples, particularly to groups outside the decolonization context. More seriously, the issue of self-determination remains linked to a deeply entrenched concept of state sovereignty which revolves around an artificial link between nations, states and territorial integrity. Given that the boundaries of identity and community are fluid and constantly shifting, this territorial model of sovereignty more often precipitates rather than accommod...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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