CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Okcuoglu, Dilan |
|---|---|
| Title | The Morality of Secession: A Normative Evaluation of the Kurdish Case in Turkey |
| Summary | This paper aims to demonstrate that secession is a moral question that has to be framed within the limits of remedial right only theory. Neither choice theories, nor self-determination argument can provide an accurate account of secession which might enable minority groups to pursue their ultimate goal of achieving some form of self-government or independent statehood by acting in accordance with the principles of justice. In this study, therefore, I pursue the justice-based approach to self-determination and secession. From this angle, I will tackle with the normative assessment of the Kurdish case in Turkey through mentioning the centrality of the pre-conditions of a legitimate secession and also the relevance of post-secessionist conditions. In doing so, I will illustrate that the Kurds in Turkey deserve some degree of autonomy/self-government, not because of the virtue of their being a nation or ethnic group but because of their status as being a victim of continuous economic, political and social injustice. |
| Supervisor | Miklosi, Zoltan and Kis, Janos. |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/okcuoglu_dilan.pdf |
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