Negotiating self-determination / edited by Hurst Hannum and Eileen F. Babbitt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hannum, Hurst.

Babbitt, Eileen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National.

Conflict management.

Negotiation.

Autonomy.

Physical Description:

viii, 168 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

Living in the age of American "hyperpower," the relevance of both international law and conflict resolution have been called into question. Hurst Hannum and Eileen F. Babbitt, highly respected practitioners in these respective fields, have collected a series of experts to examine the relationship between these two disciplines. Focusing on self-determination, a particularly thorny issue of international law, Negotiating Self-Determination takes an in-depth look at what an understanding of conflict analysis can bring to this field and the impact that international legal norms could potentially have on the work of conflict resolvers in self-determination conflicts. Allen Buchanan's philosophical writings consider the goals of secessionists, Erin Jenne uses quantitative analysis to explain the conditions under which secessionist movements come into existence, Susan Slyomovics suggests that self-determination must realistically be understood as occurring within the existing state, and Anke Hoeffler and Paul Collier study the economic basis for secessionist movements. This well-researched volume looks beyond the editors' international law and policy fields to philosophy, anthropology, political science, and economics to achieve a more complete understanding of self-determination and conflict prevention.

Contents:

National self-determination : a deadly mobilizing device / Erin Jenne

The political economy of secession / Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler

Self-determination in the twenty-first century / Hurst Hannum

Uncoupling secession from nationalism and intrastate autonomy from secession / Allen Buchanan

Self-determination as a component of conflict intractability : implications for negotiation / Eileen F. Babbitt

Self-determination as self-definition : the case of Morocco / Susan Slyomovics

Negotiating self-determination : is it a viable alternative to violence? / Eileen F. Babbitt.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0739112511

0739114336

OCLC:

61362076