Self-determination — Social Studies definition
A claim or principle that a people can decide its political status; implementation and membership can be contested.
Where it is taught
- Decolonization: Sovereignty, Movements & New Institutions — Genocide, Postwar Institutions & Cold War, Global History & Geography II: c. 1750 to the Early 21st Century, Grade 10
In use
Independence, self-determination, economic autonomy, and democratic participation are related but distinct.
Decolonization: Sovereignty, Movements & New Institutions