Hagen and Pfeifer’s persuasive edited volume delves into the dilemma faced by Western Sahara and argues that its resource abundance has led to its colonisation.
Stephen Zunes outlines the situation in Western Sahara, as well as the rationale and consequences of US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty.
Kentaro Fujikawa discusses conflicts over self-determination and referenda with a focus on the cases of Eritrea, East Timor and South Sudan.
James Ker-Lindsay’s accessible YouTube videos provide a wealth of factual information, examples and analysis on the state, self-determination and secession.
The Security Council limited the Kashmiri people to accession into either India or Pakistan, in fact privileging another norm: the existing sovereign state’s rights.
Secessionist states are unlikely to gain membership as the principle of territorial integrity holds primacy, initially showing it to be a foe to self-determination.
Officials and activists interviewed from both Palestine and Western Sahara affirm that despite their commitment to diplomacy, self-determination is non-negotiable.
The micro-state problem emerged in the late 1960s as many newly independent; decolonised micro-states applied to join the UN in order to confirm their sovereign status.
Peace agreement’s hybrid self-determination component demonstrate how international and local actors can impact the establishment post-conflict environment domestically.
The UN paradigm has a number of shortcomings and is therefore inadequate to answer modern claims involving self-determination, such as the Cyprus conflict.
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