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Regional Differences in Support for Secession Among Members of the Igbo Ethnic Group in Nigeria

open access: yesNationalism & Ethnic Politics
Although members of the Igbo ethnic group generally express strong support for the secession of Nigeria’s Eastern Region to establish the Republic of Biafra, there is a noticeable gap in studies examining whether Igbos living in the Eastern Region (i.e.,
Daniel Tuki
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Multilevel Theory of Democratic Secession

open access: yesMigrating Borders, 2019
In this paper, the author sketches a relational approach that regards secession as the political upgrading of a self-governing territory within a multilevel constellation of polities.
R. Bauböck
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Le Sud et la guerre civile américaine : le piège de la Sécession

open access: yesAmnis, 2015
This article places the US Civil War and Southern secession in the narrative of American history since the colonial era. It argues that the South, Virginia particularly, held a prominent place in American history and political life until the 1840s and ...
Bertrand Van Ruymbeke
doaj   +1 more source

In a democracy, what makes an external self-determination claim reasonable? Some reflections on the moral aspect of the question

open access: yesLas Torres de Lucca, 2021
The central part of this article deals with the morality of secession. We present the three main "pure" theories about the morality of secession and suggest the greatest justifying power of an "impure" or mixed theory.
Joan Vergés
doaj  

ON THEORY OF REMEDIAL SECESSION IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL LAW

open access: yesМосковский журнал международного права, 2018
Introduction. Secession as a way of realization of the right of peoples to self-determination is disputed in contemporary international law, which distinguishes several secession theories. Of particular interest is the theory of remedial secession, which
S. R. Aleksanian
doaj   +1 more source

The ambiguities of self‐determination: IGAD and the secession of South Sudan

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, 2020
This paper examines the 1994 Declaration of Principles (DoP) for the resolution of the Sudanese civil war, adopted by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). This was the only occasion on which an African inter-state organization included
A. Waal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predicting Collective Action in a Secessionist Context: Different Motives for Two Opposed Stances

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2021
Engagement in collective action is essential in the scenario of a secessionist struggle. In this scenario, two groups contend for an incompatible goal and one of them is favoured by the current status quo.
Marcos Dono   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racial Segregation in the Southern Schools, School Districts, and Counties Where Districts Have Seceded

open access: yesAERA Open, 2019
The establishment of new school districts in predominantly White municipalities in the South is restructuring school and housing segregation in impacted countywide school systems.
Kendra Taylor   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Entangled political institutions and forms: From corporatisation to treaty

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The lands and waters now called Australia have been home to diverse political ordering and institutions for thousands of generations. The comparatively very recent arrival of settlers and the violent imposition of their political structures and institutions have forced First Nations to respond to, adapt to, resist, and refuse colonial ...
Morgan Brigg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the impact of secession on food prices: a case study of Sudan

open access: yesAgricultural and Food Economics
The fragmentation of an economy through secession leads to a significant economic contraction. Specifically, secession is expected to severely impact food prices.
Md Abdul Bari   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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