Territorial autonomy
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States wishing to retain territorial integrity in opposition to ethnic or indigenous demands for self-determination or independence sometimes offer or impose limited territorial autonomy.
Since World War I, there has been an increasing impetus for colonial powers to create limited autonomous regions to change world perception of their exploitation and subjugation of the dominion territory. World pressure for liberation of such colonies has been a central theme with the Atlantic Charter, United Nations Charter, and finally United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 1514 and 1541 signed in December 1960. As the decolonization process of Self-determination described in the United Nations resolutions would inevitably result in fiscal and political loss, the colonial powers of the twenty first century[citation needed] such as People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Indonesia must increasingly relay upon limiting public support of the decolonization of such territories.
In Indonesia, separatist journalists have stated: "Autonomy was the last resort of colonisers everywhere in order to maintain their colonial territories and a manipulation strategy to conceal the reality of colonisation."[1]
The table below lists of territorial autonomies ( sub-regional territorial autonomies is not included ):
| Outlying territorial autonomies | State |
|---|---|
unorganized, unincorporated territory |
|
overseas territory |
|
autonomous region |
|
autonomous region |
|
overseas territory |
|
overseas territory |
|
autonomous community |
|
overseas territory |
|
overseas territory |
|
spec. territory |
|
overseas territory |
|
autonomous region |
|
overseas country |
|
autonomous region |
|
overseas territory |
|
organized, unincorporated territory |
|
autonomous region |
|
departmental collectivity |
|
autonomous city |
|
overseas territory |
|
organized, unincorporated territory |
|
autonomous republic |
|
till 2009 |
|
sui generis collectivity (overseas territory) |
|
overseas territory |
|
external territory |
|
organized, unincorporated territory |
|
overseas collectivity |
|
overseas territory |
|
overseas collectivity |
|
overseas collectivity |
|
territory |
|
overseas territory |
|
organized, unincorporated territory |
|
overseas collectivity |
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- Ethnic and Special Autonomy in China
- The Buddhist Channel Tibet campaign may boil over after Dalai Lama - criticism of Tibet autonomy effort
- United Nations Information Service East Timor Reject Proposed Special Autonomy
- Special autonomy for Aceh and West Papua an overview
- Five years of special autonomy have brought no improvements
- Cantonisation: Historical Paths to Territorial Autonomy for Regional Cultural Communities
- The working autonomies in Europe
- The World's Working Regional Autonomies, Thomas Benedikter, Anthem Press, 2007
- Public Participation and Minorities, report by Minority Rights Group, 2003
- From Conflict to Autonomy in Nicaragua: Lessons Learnt, study by Minority Rights Group, 2007

