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Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy

By Jason , Sorens

Book information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN
9780773538962, 9780773539303, 0773538968, 9780773587502, 0773587500
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1949672 bytes)
Pages
233\233
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:10
Nonfiction

Description

Using innovative methods to analyze both advanced democracies and developing countries, Jason Sorens shows how central governments can alleviate or increase ethnic minority demands for regional autonomy. He argues that when countries treat secession as negotiable and provide legal paths to pursuing it rather than absolutely prohibiting independence, violence is far less likely. Additionally, independence movements encourage government policies of decentralization that may be beneficial to regional minorities. An informative investigation of the root causes of political violence, Secessionism provides a clear-eyed look at independence movements for both governments and secessionists.

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