The dynamic of secession /

The dynamic of secession /

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Author / Creator:Bartkus, Viva Ona.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 264 pages)
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in international relations ; 64
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 64.
Subject:
Secession.
Self-determination, National.
Sovereignty.
Secession.
Self-determination, National.
Sovereignty.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11113225
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ISBN:0511004575
9780511004575
0511149220
9780511149221
0511052057
9780511052057
9780521650328
9780521659703
0521650321
0521659701
9780511491214
0511491212
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-258) and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Secessionist activity has been increasing in the developing world, in Western liberal democracies, and especially in the former Communist states of Eastern Europe. This timely book offers a general explanation for the occurrence of the phenomenon, arising from a comparative study of numerous historical examples of secession and separatist conflict. The book develops a comprehensive framework, specifying the elements necessary for a secession crisis, and discussing the moral issues underpinning such a decision. The author examines the political, economic and social costs and benefits of a community's two alternatives - continued integration in the existing state and secession - which enter into decision-making processes, and argues that secessionist activity arises only when government action or international developments change a community's view of the balance among these costs and benefits. Her conclusion is that a community's aspirations for independence change constantly with circumstances, and that in some instances, sensitive government policy can substantially mitigate secessionist sentiment, while, in others, evolution in the prevailing international climate can outweigh domestic factors in the dynamic of secession.--Publisher description.
Other form:Print version: Bartkus, Viva Ona. Dynamic of secession. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521650321
Standard no.:ebc201592

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