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Must Pluri-national Federations Fail?
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This article questions the widely held assumption that pluri-national federations are likely to break down or break apart. It shows that the case against pluri-national federalism needs to be substantively qualified, and then outlines the conditions that facilitate successful pluri-national federations. The argument is preliminary in nature, but suggests a more balanced and nuanced account of the durability of pluri-national federations than is associated with either its critics or its arch-supporters.
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“Considering these usually delicate ethno-political conditions, the track record of autonomy regimes looks much more positive (McGarry and O'Leary 2009; Cederman et al. 2015).”
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“Hence, in post-conflict situations, stable peace may require territorial autonomy to be buttressed with governmental power sharing at the center (see also McGarry and O'Leary 2009).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- McGarry, J., & O'Leary, B.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University (CA)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Corresponding author
- McGarry, John
- ORCID
- McGarry, John
- Venue
- Ethnopolitics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-03
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-25
- ISSN
- 1744-9057 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-9065
- OpenAlex
- W1982183498
- Cited by
- 171
- References
- 58
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 23.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Ethnopolitics (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Systems and Governance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism
- Keywords
- federalism, ethnic federalism, secession, ethnic minorities
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