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POLITICAL AUTONOMY AND DIVIDED SOCIETIES
IMAGINING DEMOCRATIC ALTERNATIVES IN COMPLEX SETTINGS |
| By: |
Alain G. Gagnon (Editor), Michael Keating (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£72.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230365329 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230365322 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
27 March, 2012 |
| Series: |
Comparative Territorial Politics |
| Description: |
An all star cast of academic experts offer an important and timely analysis of the pursuit of autonomy. They argue that it is key to move beyond the primarily normative debate about the rights or wrongs of autonomous regions on the basis of cultural concerns, instead focusing on understanding what makes autonomy function successfully. |
| Synopsis: |
Autonomy has been widely advocated as a means of managing national diversity, whilst meeting the demands of justice and stability. It comes in a variety of forms, both territorial and non-territorial and spans the categories of secession, confederation, federalism, devolution, local government and cultural self-management. Using the term in a broad way, this book examines its meanings in political and legal theory and its application in a variety of settings in Europe, North America and Asia. Among the issues discussed are: normative theories of self-determination; the definition and boundaries of autonomous communities; secession and its alternatives; the political economy of autonomy; the policy capacity of autonomous governments; legal conceptions of autonomy and the international context. |
| Illustrations: |
5 black & white tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |