Essays about: "secessionism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word secessionism.

1. 1. Civil war and third-party non-combatants : Understanding the logic of violence against humanitarian aid workers in the setting of intrastate conflict

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Malika Rakhmankulova; [2022]
   Keywords : conflict; aid workers;

   Abstract : Attacks against humanitarian aid workers are a concerning global trend that has been noted since the end of the Cold War. Despite this, limited research is available that combines overt theoretical testing with empirical procedures. READ MORE

3. 2. Governmental power sharing: imperative? : A comparative case study on decentralization and its influence on public support for secessionism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andrés Durante; [2020]
   Keywords : decentralization; power sharing; secessionism; Spain; Catalonia; UK; Scotland;

   Abstract : Scholarly debates about the merits of decentralization have long been central in comparative politics. However, there is a lack of consensus in the existing literature on its relationship with secessionism, and previous scholarship on autonomy and power sharing suffers from several shortcomings that make it difficult to evaluate the influence of decentralization on secessionist conflict. READ MORE

4. 3. The rise of secessionism in Catalonia: A study of the shift in nationalist discourse from an identity perspective

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hilma Karlsson; [2019]
   Keywords : catalonia; nationalism; secession; social identity; social representations of history; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2017 Catalonia held a referendum for independence, after years with an increasingly pro-independence social and political climate. The shift in the nationalist discourse from devolution to secession and increasing support for independence inspired this thesis where the aim is to explore the dynamics behind the change from an identity perspective. READ MORE

5. 4. The Dragon, The Unicorn and the Grip of The Lion : A Comparative Case Study on the Secessionist Political Parties in Scotland & Wales and the Nationalist Arguments Aiming for Secession

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för juridik, ekonomi, statistik och politik

   Author : Emil Gahnström; Robin Knowles; [2019]
   Keywords : Nationalism; secession; Scotland; Wales; the United Kingdom;

   Abstract : This thesis is conducted as a descriptive comparative case study with the aim to explore the utilisation of different forms of nationalist arguments for secession by the Scottish National Party in the Scottish Parliament and Plaid Cymru in the Welsh Assembly. Based on the application of nationalist theories from three different modernist scholars, statements made by each party are analysed from politico-ideological, economic, and socio-cultural perspectives. READ MORE

6. 5. Catalan uprising: a matter of inclusion? : An in-depth case study of decentralization and secessionism in Spain and Catalonia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andrés Durante; [2018]
   Keywords : decentralization; secessionism; autonomy; power sharing; Spain; Catalonia;

   Abstract : The scholarly field on decentralization and its relationship with secessionism is divided. Two camps can be distinguished, with opposite conclusions concerning the merits of autonomy concessions. A lack of systematic attention given to the varying capacity of decentralization to produce contrary outcomes has been identified. READ MORE