Armed separatist insurgencies have created a real dilemma for many national governments of how much freedom to grant aggrieved minorities without releasing territorial sovereignty over the nation-state. This book examines different approaches that have been taken by seven states in South and Southea...

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Corporate Author:	International Workshop on Autonomy and Armed Separatism in South and Southeast Asia <2008, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy> (Author)
Other Authors:	Miller, Michelle Ann 1974- (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore Institute of Southeast Asian Studies 2012
Subjects:	Geschichte Politik Insurgency / Southeast Asia / Congresses Insurgency / South Asia / Congresses Bewaffneter Konflikt Separatismus Südasien Südostasien Southeast Asia / History / Autonomy and independence movements / Congresses South Asia / Politics and government / Congresses Southeast Asia / Politics and government / 1945- / Congresses South Asia / History / Autonomy and independence movements / Congresses Konferenzschrift
Online Access:	BSB01 Volltext
Summary:	Armed separatist insurgencies have created a real dilemma for many national governments of how much freedom to grant aggrieved minorities without releasing territorial sovereignty over the nation-state. This book examines different approaches that have been taken by seven states in South and Southeast Asia to try and resolve this dilemma through various offers of autonomy. Providing new insights into the conditions under which autonomy arrangements exacerbate or alleviate the problem of armed separatism, this comprehensive book includes in-depth analysis of the circumstances that lead men and women to take up arms in an effort to remove themselves from the state’s borders by creating their own independent polity
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 329 pages)
ISBN:	9789814379984