THE UNITED STATES AND SELF-DETERMINATION: A WILSONIAN PERSPECTIVE

SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE NATION, AMERICAN STATESMEN HAVE CONTINUALLY EXPRESSED SYMPATHY FOR THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION; YET EVEN WOODROW WILSON--WHOSE VISION INCLUDED A WORLD RULED BY POPULAR CONSENT IN WHICH AGGRESSION WOULD BE PREVENTED OR PUNISHED BY THE COLLECTIVE ACTION OF THE...

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Published in:Presidential studies quarterly 1996-01, Vol.26 (4), p.926-941
Main Author: Unterberger, B M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION
INDEPENDENCE
ORDER, RESTRAINT, LIBERTY, FREEDOM
POLITICAL THEORY
RACE RELATIONS
WOODROW WILSON
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Summary:SINCE THE FORMATION OF THE NATION, AMERICAN STATESMEN HAVE CONTINUALLY EXPRESSED SYMPATHY FOR THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION; YET EVEN WOODROW WILSON--WHOSE VISION INCLUDED A WORLD RULED BY POPULAR CONSENT IN WHICH AGGRESSION WOULD BE PREVENTED OR PUNISHED BY THE COLLECTIVE ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY--CAME TO SEE THE LIMITATIONS IN THE PRINCIPLE OF SELF-DETERMINATION. THE LEADERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO ACHIEVE A SOCIETY WHICH OFFERS THE PROMISE OF HARMONY FOR ALL PEOPLES, AND UNLESS THE U.S. CAN PROVIDE THE WORLD WITH AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO MAKE A MULTIETHNIC STATE WORK, THEN THE FUTURE OF THE WILSONIAN IDEAL OF SELF-DETERMINATION WILL BE DISMAL INDEED.
ISSN:0360-4918