1st Edition
Post-World War One Plebiscites and Their Legacies Exploring the Right of Self-Determination
By Sergiusz Bober
Copyright 2024
286 Pages
by
Central European University Press
Plebiscites, or referendums, are epitomes of direct democracy and the right of self-determination. While direct democracy has always been a key subject in the theory and practice of western liberal democracies, the issue of self-determination has been propelled to the fore by the hegemonistic moves of Russia. By providing a historical analysis of the post-World War One plebiscites, this book... Read more
List of Figures and Tables, Introduction: Between Plebiscites, Difficult History, and Minority Rights, PART I: The Right to Self-Determination and Plebiscites, PART II: Plebiscites and Minority Rights in the Aftermath of the Paris Peace Conference, PART III: Post-Plebiscitary Territories as Living Spaces between the Two World Wars, PART IV: The Post-World War I Plebiscites in the Longue Durée, Concluding Chapter, List of Contributors Index
Biography
Sergiusz Bober is Senior Researcher at European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI).
