Self-determination and other theories

Against this background, Marti Koskeimiemi develops two theories of self-determination. One source is the classical model of self-determination he also calls it the Hobbesean conception of self-determination. The other is his romantic or secessionist model. While the creation of a state and state structures are the main point in his Hobbesean model, the spirit of fighting for oneself and one s own way of life is much closer to the romantic model. 

In order to obtain such results, the ZSEP necessitates the knowledge of three parameters (per state), determined with the aid of several consistency conditions [78], whereas the BB requires only the knowledge of a single parameter adjusted in a self-consistent manner so that Eq. (17) is satisfied within 1%. These two SCIETs yield accurate and consistent results up to high densities. This is in contrast with other theories, where results are deficient in consistency. The accuracy produced here is comparable to that of simulation data. 

In the rest of this chapter, we will discuss briefly the theoretical ideas and the models employed for the study of failure of disordered solids, and other dynamical systems. In particular, we give a very brief summary of the percolation theory and the models (both lattice and continuum). The various lattice statistical exponents and the (fractal) dimensions are introduced here. We then give brief introduction to the concept of stress concentration around a sharp edge of a void or impurity cluster in a stressed solid. The concept is then extended to derive the extreme statistics of failure of randomly disordered solids. Here, we also discuss the competition between the percolation and the extreme statistics in determining the breakdown statistics of disordered solids. Finally, we discuss the self-organised criticality and some models showing such critical behaviour. 

The effect of small changes in the molecular Hamiltonian due to interactions of the molecule with external fields, solvents and other molecules are often too small to be included directly in the SCF process. Perturbation theory provides a suitable tool for the investigation of these effects since they can be computed directly rather than as small differences between large numbers. If we insist on retaining the single-determinant form of the wavefunction while allowing the orbitals to change and retain electron interaction self-consistency, the self-consistent perturbation theory is obtained. 

Koskenniemi s two theories are quite useful. They explain the field of tension in which self-determination cmistantly moves between the two poles. Other scholars have called the theories by different names however, the ideas of the centrality of the state and of ethnic nationahsm come close to Koskenniemi s classical and romantic theories. 

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