Post-World War One Plebiscites and Their Legacies : Exploring the Right of Self-Determination.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bober, Sergiusz.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plebiscite.

Minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Budapest : Central European University Press, 2024.

Summary:

This book examines the historical and political significance of plebiscites conducted after World War I, focusing on their impact on minority rights and international borders. Edited by Sergiusz Bober, it brings together contributions from historians and political scientists who explore various plebiscitary contexts, including the Danish-German border settlement and other European regions. The book analyzes the role of plebiscites in resolving nationality and border conflicts, highlighting their long-term legacies and the mechanisms developed to protect minority rights. It is intended for scholars and students interested in political history, international relations, and the evolution of democratic practices. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Front matter

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction: Between Plebiscites, Difficult History, and Minority Rights

Part One: The Right to Self-Determination and Plebiscites

Chapter 1. Schleswig Safe for Democracy? A Comparative Perspective on Right-Sizing Referendums

Chapter 2. Plebiscites and the Difficult Transition to Peace after the First World War

Part Two: Plebiscites and Minority Rights in the Aftermath of the Paris Peace Conference

Chapter 3. Where is Schleswig? Danish, German, and International Conceptions of the Schleswig Plebiscite

Chapter 4. Principles and Politics: Flensburg and Klagenfurt in the Plebiscites of 1920

Chapter 5. Visions of Legal and Substantive Citizenship and the League of Nations'Minority Treaties

Part Three: Post-Plebiscitary Territories as Living Spaces between the Two World Wars

Chapter 6. Fabricating a Border: The Sopron Plebiscite of 1921 and the Delineation of Burgenland

Chapter 7. "Here at the Bleeding Eastern Border, One Could See the Injustice": July 11, 1920, in the Public Conscience and the Regierungspräsidium of Marienwerder until 1939

Chapter 8. A Gendered View on the Plebiscitary and Post-plebiscitary Carinthian Slovene Minority: Roles and Realities of Women

Part Four: The Post-World War I Plebiscites in the Longue Durée

Chapter 9. Plebiscites, Minorities, and the Right of National Self-determination-Some Lessons from 1920

Chapter 10. Militarized Plebiscite? The Legacy of the 1920 Carinthian Plebiscite

Chapter 11. About Sèvres, Lausanne, the Widow Molla Sali, and the Ineffectual Attempt of Greece to Circumvent the Principles of the FrameworkConvention for the Protection of National Minorities.

Concluding Chapter: "Why Not Hold a Plebiscite like in Schleswig?" The Significance of Plebiscites in Solving Nationality and Border Conflictsin Europe since World War I

List of Contributors

Index

Back cover.

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ISBN:

9789633866115

OCLC:

1432600614

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access