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100			_aLatin, David D.
245			_aSecessionist rebellion in the former Soviet Union
260			_c2001
300			_ap.839-61
362			_aOct
520			_aThe level of ethnic violence increased in Eurasia after the Soviet collapse. Two theories are tested to account for this increase. Horowitz's theory emphasizes psychological mechanisms affecting self-esteem. An alternative theory by Fearon and Van Houten, based on Brubaker's "triadic configuration", and relying on a commitment logic, emphasizes the level of an external homeland's support for a minority population in a nationalizing state. Tests of these theories are performed on new data collected by the author from six post- Soviet republics (Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Azerbaijan), only two of which experienced secessionist rebellion. The data do not support the predictions that wouldfollow from Horowitz's theory. The commitment theory, however, is consistent with the data and the historical record. - Reproduced.
650			_aPolitics and government - USSR
650			_aPolitics and government
773			_aComparative Political Studies
909			_a51295
999			_c51295 _d51295