1st Edition

Plebiscites And Sovereignty The Crisis Of Political Illegitimacy

By Lawrence T Farley Copyright 1986
    179 Pages
    by Routledge

    196 Pages
    by Routledge

    Throughout the world, civil wars, secessionist struggles, wars of national liberation, and irredentist movements are producing casualties and refugees at a staggering rate. In an environment of international turmoil, traditional modes of inter-state diplomacy are often ineffective when political legitimacy and sovereignty, self-determination and te

    Preface -- Introduction: The Crisis of Illegitimate Sovereignty -- Background to the Plebiscite -- The Mechanics of a Plebiscite -- The Plebiscite Vote -- Issues After the Vote -- Conclusion

    Biography

    Lawrence T. Farley is associate professor of political science at Lock Haven University and author of Change Processes in IntePnational Oraganizations (1982).