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100			_aLecours, Andre _940455
245			_aNationalism and the strength of secessionism in western Europe: Static and dynamic autonomy
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a43(5), Nov, 2022: p.730-744
520			_aContrary to the dominant expectations of the late 20th century, secessionism surged in two West European minority national communities, Catalonia and Scotland, over the last decade. Yet, in two others enjoying similar degrees of autonomy, Flanders and South Tyrol, secessionism did not gain strength. This outcome suggests that focusing on the degree of autonomy afforded to minority national communities is misplaced. This article shows that the nature of autonomy is more important than its degree for understanding the strength of secessionism. It demonstrates that the key to autonomy regimes weakening secessionism is their capacity to adjust and expand over time. Dynamic autonomy staves off secessionism while static autonomy stimulates it. The article is based on a controlled comparison of, on the one hand, Catalonia and Scotland, where autonomy regimes have been mostly static during key periods of time, and, on the other hand, Flanders and South Tyrol, where they have been dynamic. – Reproduced
650			_aNationalism, Secessionism, autonomy. _938135
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
906			_aNATIONALISM
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