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Uncommon Ground: Indivisible Territory and the Politics of Legitimacy
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Uncommon Ground: indivisible territory and the politics of legitimacyStacie E. Goddard
In Jerusalem, Ireland, Kosovo, and Kashmir, indivisible territory underlies much of internationalconflict. I argue whether or not territory appears indivisible depends upon how actors legitimatetheir claims to territory during negotiations. Although actors choose their legitimationsstrategically, in order to gain a political advantage at the bargaining table, legitimation strategieshave unintended structural consequences: by resonating with some actors and not others,legitimations either build ties between coalitions, and allow each side to recognize the legitimacyof each other’s claims, or else lock actors into bargaining positions where they are unable torecognize the legitimacy of their opponent’s demands. When the latter happens, actors come tonegotiations with incompatible claims, constructing the territory as indivisible. I apply thislegitimation theory to Ulster, arguing this territory’s indivisibility was not inevitable, but aproduct of actors’ legitimation strategies as they battled for support over the issue of Ireland’sright to self-rule.
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Uncommon Ground: indivisible territory and the politics of legitimacy
Stacie E. Goddard
In Jerusalem, Ireland, Kosovo, and Kashmir, indivisible territory underlies much of international
conflict. I argue whether or not territory appears indivisible depends upon how actors legitimate
their claims to territory during negotiations. Although actors choose their legitimations
strategically, in order to gain a political advantage at the bargaining table, legitimation strategies
have unintended structural consequences: by resonating with some actors and not others,
legitimations either build ties between coalitions, and allow each side to recognize the legitimacy
of each other’s claims, or else lock actors into bargaining positions where they are unable to
recognize the legitimacy of their opponent’s demands. When the latter happens, actors come to
negotiations with incompatible claims, constructing the territory as indivisible. I apply this
legitimation theory to Ulster, arguing this territory’s indivisibility was not inevitable, but a
product of actors’ legitimation strategies as they battled for support over the issue of Ireland’s
right to self-rule.
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