Are you fed up with the divided and unequal society or suffocating laws and regulations of the country where you live? Ever dreamed of starting your own country or just want to understand how that happens? In this refreshing new book, Matt Qvortrup provides a step-by-step guide to forming an independent country, from organising a referendum and winning it, to receiving official international recognition, establishing a currency and even entering the Eurovision song contest.
The book delves into the legal, economic and political problems of creating new states, using historical examples and anecdotes from all over the world to illustrate the obstacles to these campaigns. Qvortrup recounts his globetrotting experiences as an expert consultant on referendums to give a no-nonsense explanation of the many hurdles and barriers, as well as the opportunities for those who want to break free.
Table of Content
Introduction
1 A brief history of self-determination and the making of new states
2 Start me up: how to establish a movement and win support
3 What’s law got to do with it? The legal side of creating a new state
4 The power and the passion: the international politics of creating a new state
5 Constitution building: rebuilding the ship at sea
6 Shake your money maker: the economics of becoming a new country
Conclusions: bringing it all back home
Index
About the author
Professor Matt Qvortrup is Chair of Politics at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and an adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney
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