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dc.contributor.editorBober, Sergiusz
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-08T07:59:26Z
dc.date.available2024-05-08T07:59:26Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.urihttps://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90125
dc.description.abstractPlebiscites, 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 deals with enduring, painfully contemporary, and in in any case fundamental, concepts. The contributors to this edited volume approach the referendums comparatively. After grounding the analysis theoretically, the authors look at detailed aspects of individual cases, with the two plebiscites held in the Danish-German border region of Schleswig in the winter of 1920 as points of departure. They then extend the exploration through the inter-war period and address the effects of border delimitations on everyday life or gender roles in the context of ethnic mobilization. Finally, the book places the post-World War One plebiscites in a long-term perspective. The concluding essays assess, among others, the applicability of plebiscitary solutions to contemporary conflicts, taking into consideration issues of borders, religion, language, identity, and minority rights.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topicsen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracyen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrageen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999en_US
dc.subject.otherMinority rights; self-determinationen_US
dc.titlePost-World War One Plebiscites and Their Legaciesen_US
dc.title.alternativeExploring the Right of Self-Determinationen_US
dc.typebook
oapen.relation.isPublishedBy5427f84f-0815-48ff-aac8-56f6200fccaben_US
oapen.relation.isFundedBy32b67c16-7387-40c4-b2d0-66bb8374accc*
oapen.relation.isbn9789633866108en_US
oapen.pages272en_US


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