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Full Idea
Nationalist movements seeking to throw off the yoke of colonial rule are often motivated by a sense that their 'people' have the right to self-determination.
Gist of Idea
Anti-colonial movements usually invoke the right of their 'people' to self-determination
Source
Adam Swift (Political Philosophy (3rd ed) [2014], 5 'Intrinsic 1')
Book Ref
Swift,Adam: 'Political Philosophy (3rd edn)' [Polity 2014], p.213
A Reaction
In 2017, Basques, Catalans and Kurds come to mind. The whole of Africa was an example of this c.1950-80, but there was uncertainty about states, tribes and language groups.