Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-343) and index.
Overview : national minority, or co-nation? -- Co-nation rights after 1989 : cultural or political rights? -- Co-nation rights and the concept of 'collective rights' : human rights or institutional rights? -- Liberalism and nationalism : the problem of co-nation inclusion in national self-determination -- Liberalism and the constitutive community : recognition and individual practical reasoning in self-determination -- Liberal democracy and the discursive approach : ethics, virtues, and cosmopolitan consideration -- The politics of democratization : the circular problem of state sovereignty -- The politics of integration : the possibilities of de facto co-nation sovereignty -- Towards a critical theory of co-nation rights : forging ethical standing through social power