Palestine, Taiwan, and Western Sahara

An examination of the undercurrents of statehood and sovereign integrity vis-à -vis the State of Palestine, Taiwan, and Western Sahara; and examines why the international system is convoluted and often powerless in effecting the principles of self-determination. This denial of collective aspiration continues to be a source of regional and global insight.

Part I: Nationalism and Nation-States in Recent Times
Chapter 1: International Law and the Politics of Recognition: A Comparative Study of the Palestinian, Western Saharan, And Taiwanese Struggle for Statehood - Priye S. Torulagha
Chapter 2: The Undercurrents of Political Economy of Nationalism - Gbensuglo Alidu Bukari
Chapter 3: U. S. Recognition of the Illegal Israel and Moroccan Annexations of Occupied Territories - Stephen Zunes
Chapter 4: Comparing Hamas and Irgun in the Struggles for Independence: A Continuation of the Same Terrorist Strategy by Different Actors? - Lawrence Mhandara
Part II: Modern Palestine and the Struggle for Independence
Chapter 5: The State of Palestine as a Sovereign Actor in the International Community: Implications for Its Legal Status - Konstantinos Magliveras and Gino Naldi
Chapter 6: The State of Palestine: Between Abstraction and Reality - Federica Stagni
Chapter 7: Towards A Global Agenda: Resolving the Israeli - Palestinian Conflict - Idowu Adetayo Johnson
Part III: Taiwan's Nationalism and Sovereignty
Chapter 8: Kurdayeti and Taiwan: Identity and Nation Building in Under-Recognized States - Dean Karalekas
Chapter 9: Taiwan in United States Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Agenda -- Felix Kumah-Abiwu
Part IV: Western Sahara and the Decolonization Process
Chapter 10: Will Western Sahara Statehood Remain Unfinished Business? - Gino Naldi and Cristiano d'Orsi
Chapter 11: The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic: The Case for Independence - J. J. P. Smith
Chapter 12: Western Sahara Peace Process, 1975-2008: An Overview - Meriem Naili