The Wrong Place at the Wrong Time? Territorial Autonomy and Conflict During Regime Transitions.

ABSTRACT: This article evaluates how territorial autonomy affects ethnic mobilization and conflict during regime transitions. Previous research has highlighted its conflict-inducing role during prominent transition contexts. Alternatively, it has shown its pacifying role in the "average" case, without distinguishing transition periods from stable contexts. Addressing these gaps, we argue that the de-escalatory consequences of autonomy depend on critical stabilizing factors which are themselves "muted" during transitions. We test our expectations in a cross-national analysis, covering all regime transitions between 1946 and 2017. We also revisit the 1989 transition from Communism, focusing on the role of "inherited" autonomy in the post-communist successor states. This enables us to address concerns

SUBMITTER: Juon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10584658 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature