Nationalist Violence in Postwar Europe
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- Synopsis
- This book argues that nationalist violence in developed countries is the product of unresponsive political elites and nationalists blocked from attracting supporters through legal channels. Political elites are prone to ignoring a regional polity when their clout in that region is negligible and they do not rely on the region's support to maintain their positions of power. Conversely, when nationalists cannot make inroads through legal channels, incentives for violence are ripe. Thus, when nationalists in postwar Europe found elites unresponsive, it was state repression that helped radicals build a new group of support around militant action. The larger this new constituency legitimizing violence grew, the longer the conflict lasted. The book elucidates this complex dynamic through a deft combination of theoretical modeling, statistical methods, and comparative case studies from the Basque Country, Catalonia, Corsica, Northern Ireland, Sardinia, and Wales. First comprehensive research on subject, since it investigates all relevant cases of nationalist mobilization in Europe. Offers new study methods not only on nationalism but also on violence. Unique combination of theoretical analysis and comparative case studies.
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781316348895
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/29/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Luis de la Calle
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Politics and Government, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.