Jacob Dut Chol Riak

THE BIRTH OF STATES (eBook, ePUB)

SUCCESSFUL AND FAILED SECESSIONS

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines different domestic and international factors that lead to support for secessions. It questions why South Sudan's secession was successfully supported by Western great powers while Somaliland and Western Sahara were not supported. It argues that support for secessions and international recognition have more to do with the great powers' own interests, particularly, the U.S., rather than the fulfillment of the criteria of international law.The analysis examines six competing arguments (hypotheses) such as: history of conflict; agreed framework and commitment of local population; compatible norms and internationalized ethnic politics; status of the mother state in the eyes of the international community; economic benefits, and security and stability interests in the case of South Sudan. A comparison of these hypotheses with the cases of Somaliland and Western Sahara shows unique case of support for South Sudan statehood.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Africa World Books Pty Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780645146981
• Artikelnr.: 61663643

Autorenporträt

Dr. Jacob Dut Chol Riak is a renowned international comparative political scientist and seasoned political Analyst who is an Assistant Professor of International and Comparative Politics and former Head of Department of Political Science, University of Juba. Dr. Riak has researched, published and extensively consulted on democratization and governance, ethnic politics, violence and spiritual mythology, peace building, regional integration, secessions, comparative hydropolitics, politics of petroleum, State building and failure in Africa and institutional design in divided societies.His work has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of "The Birth of States: Successful and Failed Secessions. A comparative Analysis of South Sudan, Somaliland and Western Sahara" published in March 2021. Dr. Riak is a scholar of the Study of U.S. Institutes (SUSI) on American Political Thought.