Secessionism : identity, interest, and strategy /
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| Author / Creator: | Sorens, Jason, 1976- |
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| Imprint: | Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2012. |
| Description: | 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8743558 |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 224 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773538962 0773538968 9780773539303 0773539301 |
