Case studies suggest that ethnic groups with autonomous institutional arrangements are
more prone to secede, but other evidence indicates that autonomy reduces the likelihood of …

Why do groups want to secede and where are we most likely to see demands for self-
determination? This paper proposes an economic explanation whereby a tradeoff between …

Nation-states launch decentralization programs in highly different historical contexts and for
a wide variety of reasons (Eaton, Kaiser and Smoke 2010: 8–9). China and Vietnam, for …

This book offers a rigorous comparative historical analysis of Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru,
and the United States to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources …

This article examines how political conflict shapes ethnonational identities in contexts where
a national group coexists with territorially concentrated ethnic minorities and qualifies the …

Political scientists have fiercely debated the impact of decentralization on ethnic conflict;
some see it as a panacea, while others contend that it sows the seeds of its own failure by …

Nationalism is one of the most powerful forces in the modern worldbut why some ethno-
national groups mobilize for conflict, while others remain quiescent, remains subject to …

Refugees are increasingly spending time displaced from their home countries—either in
camps or other arrangements. This prompts questions about the role of a traditional …

This study contributes to understanding territorialization, as the intersection between
territoriality and citizenship, with claims-making as a mechanism. It applies a process tracing …

This chapter explores the impact of the Scottish referendum on the trajectories of
ethnopolitical mobilisation across three distinct types of regions of the British Isles: the'Celtic …