Book Title: Nationalism, Self-determination and Secession

Authors: Geoff Andrews and Michael Saward

Book Description: What makes a ‘nation’ and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This unit will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own.

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Book Description

What makes a ‘nation’ and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This unit will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own.

After studying this unit you should be able to:

  • grasp the concepts of nation, nationalism and self-determination;
  • have a better understanding of the role they play in current political disputes;
  • think about the problem of how to take democratic decisions about secession;
  • relate political theory to political practice more rigorously;
  • take a more informed and active part in debates about national and international politics.

Authors

Geoff Andrews and Michael Saward

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Title
Nationalism, Self-determination and Secession
Authors
Geoff Andrews and Michael Saward
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Nationalism, Self-determination and Secession Copyright © 2013 by Geoff Andrews and Michael Saward is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Publisher
The Open University
Publication Date
October 17, 2013