That’s Not Really A Thing Anymore: Why Calls for Secession Come and Go
Guest post by Kevin Gatter On the night of October 30, 1995, Canadians held their collective breath as…
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The Global Spread of Demands for Self-Rule
Guest post by Katherine Sawyer and Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham. Although the European Union and United Nations were once…
The Power of Die-in Protests
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues A group of people gather together in a town square. Suddenly, they…
Is Scotland Loss Really a Win?
Guest post by Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham Voters in Scotland rejected becoming an independent nation on Thursday (55.3% no…
What Was England Thinking?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the first things you learn in Management 101 is that you don’t…
Internationally Irrelevant: The Limited Reach of Scotland’s Precedent Setting
By Stephen Saideman There have long been fears that a successful secessionist effort will encourage other potential secessionists, potentially…
Rule #1 for Secessionist Movements
By Stephen Saideman If one is going to try to get votes in support of a separatist referendum, rule…