Problem
Lack of political independence
Other Names:
Denial of right to a people to determine their own political statusNational political dependence
Nature:
The essential characteristics of political independence for large ethnic, linguistic or other groups with separatist tendencies are the rights to self-determination and the necessary political representation and leadership. Political independence may be denied an entire nation dominated by a great power; it also may be denied to internal territories and to colonized lands. Internally, political representation of minorities may be disallowed or frustrated. Denial of the right to be represented in legislative bodies constitutes repression and abrogates human rights. Incidence:
Total lack of political independence occurs in countries which are occupied by foreign military forces or where earlier conquest has placed native peoples on an inferior level. Despite their large numbers in a country, refugees and migrants may also have no voice. Broader Problems:
ImperialismDenial of right of self determination Narrower Problems:
Dependent territoriesLack of internal political independence Related Problems:
Occupied nationsDenial of right to national self-determination Strategies:
Promoting community self-determinationDecolonizingEncouraging national self-determinationPromulgating nationalismDenying right to a people to determine their own political statusDependingProviding sufficient political independenceAbstaining from political independence Subject(s):
Society → PeopleSocietal Problems → Scarcity
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Societal Problems → Dependence
Government → Political
Metapolitics → Political theories
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST