Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy: Voting on Ethnic Issues and Independence

ISBN-13: 9780367228835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 144 str.

Matt Qvortrup

Opis

This revised and expanded edition analyses the factors conducive to holding independence and secession referendums, to winning these votes and to their status in domestic and international law.

Spis treści

Part I – The History of Referendums  1. Introduction: Nationalism, Referendums and Democracy: Independence, Recognition and Voting  2. The History of Ethno-National Referendums 1791-2018  Part II – A Theory of Self Determination  3. Secessionist Referendums in International and Domestic Law  4. Theory of State Recognition: A Contemporary Assessment  Part III – Case Studies  5. Phantom Referendums in Phantom States: Meaningless farce or a bridge to reality?  6. Legacies of a Failed Referendum: Negotiations to Ratify a Peace Treaty in Cyprus  7. Self-determination or the Will of the People? Declarations of Independence and the Paradox of "Alien-determined Self-determination"