Separatist Conflict in the Former Soviet Union and Beyond
How Different Was Communism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6411751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benjamin Smith (0000-0003-1215-4093, University of Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 350-381 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0043887113000087 |
| OpenAlex | W2065990241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 30 |
Recent research on separatist nationalism has focused on the most common location of new states in the international system—the postcommunist world. While providing the largest number of cases for exploration, the arguably unique features of the Soviet system may have effects that do not easily translate to other parts of the world. This article reviews a recent set of books that highlights this question, focusing on the legacies of Soviet ethnofederalism in catalyzing secession, separatist war, and nation-state crisis. These books share in common a tendency to deemphasize the historical lineages of separatist nationalism and to focus more proximately on institutions. The article builds on the discussion of recent research by engaging two separate cross-national data sets to explore the role of ethnofederal institutions and of historical legacies. It concludes by arguing for a return to historically situated studies of center-minority conflicts and for greater engagement across regional lines of expertise
Communism · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secession · Situated · Sociology · Soviet union · State (computer science · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Soviet and Russian History
Age of Secession
Separatism, the Arab uprisings and the legacies of lost territorial autonomy
Up in arms! Explaining why ethnic minority organizations form militias in transitioning and post-communist Eurasian countries
Ethnofederalism
Ethnicity as a Variable
On the Making and Unmaking of Arab States
The Future Is History
Ethnofederalism and the Management of Ethnic Conflict
Identity, Social Mobility, and Ethnic Mobilization
Survival of the Fittest
Transnistria
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Risks
Measuring Ethnic Diversity
Where Nation-States Come From
Nationalist Mobilization and the Collapse of the Soviet State
Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations
The Revenge of the Past
Subversive Institutions
Reputation and Civil War
Where Nation-States Come From
The Foundations of Ethnic Politics
Nationalist Exclusion and Ethnic Conflict
Nationalism Reframed
Beyond the Nation-State
Regional Separatism in Russia
The Location and Purpose of Wars Around the World
Provisional Stabilities
The Formation of the Soviet Union
Diversity, Disparity, and Civil Conflict in Federal States
The Great Divide
Russia's “Ethnic Revival
Do Ethnic and Nonethnic Civil Wars Have the Same Causes
Let's stick together
Why Do Ethnic Groups Rebel? New Data and Analysis
Should Transitologists Be Grounded
The Conceptual Travels of Transitologists and Consolidologists
Armed Conflict 1946-2001
Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |