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Cederman, Lars-Erik. "Nationalism and the Puzzle of Changing State Sizes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Aug 23, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60159_index.html>

Cederman, L. , 2004-08-23 "Nationalism and the Puzzle of Changing State Sizes" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60159_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Despite continuing technological progress, average state size started declining in the late 19th century after centuries of growth. Offering an explanation referring to the geopolitical consequences of nationalism, this paper rephrases the empirical puzzle as a parameter shift in log-normal distributions. In order to explore the net effect of national self-determination on state sizes, I introduce a computational model of state formation that generates realistic state-size distributions. Nested inside this framework is an exogenously imposed set of mechanisms of national identity-formation that triggers geopolitical transformations including national unification, secession, and irredentism. It is shown that this addition suffices to produce shrinking war sizes while retaining realistic distributional shapes.

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