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ID084375
Title ProperRegionalists against secession
Other Title Informationthe political economy of territory in advanced democracies
LanguageENG
AuthorSorens, Jason Sorens
Publication2008.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Secessionism and regionalism are two alternative strategies for territorial minorities. While secessionists emphasize the right to self-determination, regionalists stress limited autonomy within an indivisible state. If voters are rational, secessionist parties will be stronger in regions that could benefit economically and politically from independence, and regionalist parties will be stronger in regions that would benefit from cultural autonomy but not independence. Statistical tests confirm that regionalist-voting territories differ systematically from secessionist-voting territories, and that regionalism can be a reaction against secessionist mobilization elsewhere.
`In' analytical NoteNationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.14, No. 3; Jul - Sep 2008: p325-360
Journal SourceNationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.14, No. 3; Jul - Sep 2008: p325-360
Key WordsRase and Ethinic Studies ;  Regionalism ;  Variant Nationalism ;  Citizenship - Political Sociology ;  Advance Democracy