Theories of Secession / Edition 1

by Percy B. Lehning

Overview

Theories of Secession presents a systematic analysis of the recent rise of secessionist movements in global politics. Bringing together some of the most respected scholars in their field, this study locates the right to secede in the context of contemporary political theory. The chapters deal with problems of nationalism and federalism, special rights to secede, conditions of ethnic and cultural pluralism and asks if constitutions should include a right to secede.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415171922
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/05/1998
Series:	Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Percy B. Lehning

Table of Contents

List of contributors, Series Editor’s preface, Editor’s preface, 1 Theories of secession: an introduction, 2 The priority of function over structure: a new approach to secession, 3 A democratic theory of political self-determination for a new world order, 4 Territorial justice, 5 Secession and isolation, 6 Altered states: secession and the problems of liberal theory, 7 Is federalism a viable alternative to secession?, 8 National self-determination and national secession: individualist and communitarian approaches, 9 The Lincoln propositions and the spirit of secession, 10 Communities real and imagined: good and bad cases for national secession, 11 The international institutional dimension of secession, Index