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Rule #1 for Secessionist Movements
By Stephen Saideman If one is going to try to get votes in support of a separatist referendum, rule number one is as follows: Play up all of the advantages of independence (even imaginary ones), and...
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Internationally Irrelevant: The Limited Reach of Scotland’s Precedent Setting
Photo by Flickr user Leo Reynolds. By Stephen Saideman There have long been fears that a successful secessionist effort will encourage other potential secessionists, potentially causing a domino...
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What Was England Thinking?
By Barbara F. Walter A sign supporting Scottish independence on the side of the road in South Corriegills, Scotland. By Cams. One of the first things you learn in Management 101 is that you don’t bring...
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Is Scotland Loss Really a Win?
Guest post by Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham A Yes rally in Glasgow before the referendum. By Gerard Ferry. Voters in Scotland rejected becoming an independent nation on Thursday (55.3% no to 44.7%...
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The Power of Die-in Protests
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Die-in Protest in Apartadó, Colombia, 2007. By Oliver Kaplan. A group of people gather together in a town square. Suddenly, they all drop dead. With recent...
View ArticleThe 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 seen as the future of world-wide united government, recent events—from the...
View ArticleThat’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 the votes in Quebec’s independence referendum were counted. In the end, the pro-independence camp...
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