Self-determination: A contested political concept

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" Self-determination: A contested political concept "
Kathryn E. Smith R. Marlin-Bennett

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	54808
Doc. No	:	TL24762
Call number	:	‭1445570‬
Main Entry	:	Kathryn E. Smith
Title & Author	:	Self-determination: A contested political concept\ Kathryn E. Smith
College	:	American University
Date	:	2007
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2007
Page No	:	87
Abstract	:	The right of self-determination has become one of the most contested matters in international affairs. The number of ethnic groups currently exercising this right in an attempt establish a separate state has increased and more often than not, this attempt results in armed conflict with an already recognized state. This paper looks at the contested and often violent exercise of the right of self-determination through qualitative research culminating in three case studies on the Turkish Kurds, the Iraqi Kurds and the Sri Lankan Tamils. Alternatives to nationalism, such as various democratic and consociational models are explored as a viable option for ethnic groups, states and the international community as ways to address a people's right of self-determination.
Subject	:	Social sciences; International law; International relations; Minority ethnic groups; Sociology; 0631:Sociology; 0631:Minority ethnic groups; 0616:International relations; 0616:International law
Added Entry	:	R. Marlin-Bennett
Added Entry	:	American University