| ID | 114674 |
| Title Proper | Self-determination, secession, and civil war |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Toft, Monica Duffy |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The end of the Cold War led to the creation of almost two dozen new states, resulting from groups that advanced claims based on the legitimacy of national self-determination. These claims ranged from modestly increased autonomy to secession and independent statehood. As a result, and because a number of these claims escalated to violence, scholarly research into self-determination and secession has increased tremendously over the past two decades, with scholars examining the fate of these movements and associated violence and wars, from onset to the termination of associated violence and wars. This article assesses the state of the academic literature as it relates to the links between self-determination, secession, and civil wars. It begins with a discussion of what exactly is understood by such key concepts as ethnicity, self-determination, secession, and secessionist war. It then turns to the conditions and factors that have been identified in the literature to explain the emergence of self-determination and secession and why violence and war become potential outcomes. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 24, No.4; Sep-Oct 2012: p.581-600 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 24, No.4; Sep-Oct 2012: p.581-600 |
| Key Words | Civil War ; Ethnicity ; Nationalism ; Secession ; Self - Determination ; Violence |