Self-Determination and Collective Responsibility in the Secessionist Struggle |
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| Author:
| Laoutides, Costas |
| Series edited by:
| Noortmann, Math |
| Series title: | Non-State Actors in International Law, Politics and Governance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4724-3314-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $119.95 |
Book Description:
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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 principle of self-determination was envisaged as a means of gradually bestowing political power upon the people, it never managed to realize its...
More DescriptionIn 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 principle of self-determination was envisaged as a means of gradually bestowing political power upon the people, it never managed to realize its full potential because it was interpreted strictly within a framework of exclusionary politics of identity.