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Why do some governments give autonomy to ethnic groups seeking self-determination while others violently oppress such movements? Nearly all countries are faced with autonomy or independence demands from ethnic groups today. In this paper I argue that political institutions at both the state and ethnic group level are critical determinants of why some governments concede power while others do not. Local and state political institutions generate distinct divides between segments of the group population and state respectively. Some groups and states function as unitary actors while others are divided into many factions. I argue that the number of factions in both ethnic groups and states determines the likelihood that power will be transferred to the ethnic group. I generate three hypotheses relating to local and state institutions and state accommodation of ethnic groups. I test these, and major competing hypotheses, on a set of 145 pairs of states and autonomy seeking ethnic groups. My empirical analysis shows strong support for my theory about the effect of political institutions on transfers of autonomy to ethnic groups. |
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| Gallagher Cunningham, Kathleen. "Factionalization and the Granting of Autonomy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69452_index.html> |
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| Gallagher Cunningham, K. , 2005-03-05 "Factionalization and the Granting of Autonomy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69452_index.html |
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Abstract: Why do some governments give autonomy to ethnic groups seeking self-determination while others violently oppress such movements? Nearly all countries are faced with autonomy or independence demands from ethnic groups today. In this paper I argue that political institutions at both the state and ethnic group level are critical determinants of why some governments concede power while others do not. Local and state political institutions generate distinct divides between segments of the group population and state respectively. Some groups and states function as unitary actors while others are divided into many factions. I argue that the number of factions in both ethnic groups and states determines the likelihood that power will be transferred to the ethnic group. I generate three hypotheses relating to local and state institutions and state accommodation of ethnic groups. I test these, and major competing hypotheses, on a set of 145 pairs of states and autonomy seeking ethnic groups. My empirical analysis shows strong support for my theory about the effect of political institutions on transfers of autonomy to ethnic groups. |
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| Fractionalization and the Granting of Autonomy Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham Ph.D. Candidate University of California San Diego kgcunningham@ucsd.edu Paper Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association March 2 2005 Draft: Please do not cite without permission 2 PAPER ABSTRACT: This paper seeks to explain why it is so difficult for states and ethnic groups seeking self- determination to reach agreement over political autonomy and avoid costly conflict. I argue that states and separatist groups are made up |
| New York: Cambridge University Press. Toft Monica Duffy. 2003. The Geography of Ethnic Conflict. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Tsebelis George. 1990. Nested games: rational choice in comparative politics. Berkeley: University of California Press _____________2002. Veto Players: how political institutions work. Princeton N.J. : Princeton University Press. Walter Barbara F. (2002). Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press. _____________2004. "Why do Governments Accommodate Some Separatist But Not Others?" Under Review. Walter Barbara and |
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