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Book SynopsisHow do some national-secessionist campaigns get on the global agenda whereas others do not? Which projects for new nation-states, Philip Roeder asks, give rise to mayhem in the politics of existing states? National secession has been explained by reference to identities, grievances, greed, and opportunities. With the strategic constraints most national-secession campaigns face, the author argues, the essential element is the campaign''s ability to coordinate expectations within a population on a common goalso that independence looks like the only viable option.
Roeder shows how in most well-known national-secession campaigns, this strategy of programmatic coordination has led breakaway leaders to assume the critical task of propagating an authentic and realistic nation-state project. Such campaigns are most likely to draw attention in the capitals of the great powers that control admission to the international community, to bring the campaigns'' disputes with their central gov
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Roeder... confronts the myth of military victory for national-secessionist movements...
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National Secession is a unique book. It provides a novel theoretical approach for understanding nationalist campaigns. Rooted in the work of Vladimir Lenin, it provides a theoretically informed action plan with clear suggestions for the coordination of a sustained nationalist campaign. Anyone interested in nationalism, conflict, or the political processes that leads to these phenomena will enjoy this book.
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Table of ContentsFigures and Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Three Questions about National Secession
2. Strategic Constraints: Goals and Means
3. Organization and Mobilization in Campaign Development
4. Programmatic Coordination in Campaigns
5. Significant Campaigns: Getting on the Global Agenda
6. Intractable Disputes: Consequences of SuccessfulCampaigning
7. Protracted Intense Struggles: Reinforcing Intractability
8. Complementary Explanations: Motivations and Opportunities
9. Looking Forward: Implications of Programmatic Analysis
Appendix to Chapter 2
Appendix to Chapter 5
Appendix to Chapter 7
Appendix to Chapter 9
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
