Theories of Secession

<p><em>Theories of Secession</em> presents a systematic analysis of the recent rise of secessionist movements in global politics. Bringing together some of the most respected scholars in their field, this study locates the right to secede in the context of contemporary political theory. The chapters deal with problems of nationalism and federalism, special rights to secede, conditions of ethnic and cultural pluralism and asks if constitutions should include a right to secede.</p> List of contributors, Series Editor’s preface, Editor’s preface, 1 Theories of secession: an introduction, 2 The priority of function over structure: a new approach to secession, 3 A democratic theory of political self-determination for a new world order, 4 Territorial justice, 5 Secession and isolation, 6 Altered states: secession and the problems of liberal theory, 7 Is federalism a viable alternative to secession?, 8 National self-determination and national secession: individualist and communitarian approaches, 9 The Lincoln propositions and the spirit of secession, 10 Communities real and imagined: good and bad cases for national secession, 11 The international institutional dimension of secession, Index