Journal article
The Sources of Support for Separatism: Public Opinion in Three Soviet Republics
Nations and Nationalism, Vol.3(2), pp.201-230
07/1997
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-5078.1997.00201.x
Abstract
. The replacement of the Soviet Union by independent states rather than by a loose confederation of component republics reflects (in part) the demands for change that were being expressed by mass publics. What caused the people to reject decentralisation of authority within the existing state structure and chose rather to support movements that insisted on the establishment of independent states? We examine whether concerns about ‘discriminatory redistribution’ and ‘cultural preservation’ were more important than questions of ‘efficiency’ or ‘relative deprivation’ as motivations behind support for secession. The analysis is based upon public opinion data from Russia, Ukraine and Lithuania gathered in May of 1990 and in June of 1991. We conclude that although issues related to cultural preservation and discriminatory redistribution were foremost in the minds of separatists, concerns about efficiency and improved management in government are also relevant for understanding support for separatism.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Sources of Support for Separatism: Public Opinion in Three Soviet Republics
- Creators
- Vicki L HesliWilliam M ReisingerArthur H Miller
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Nations and Nationalism, Vol.3(2), pp.201-230
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Oxford, UK
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1354-5078.1997.00201.x
- ISSN
- 1354-5078
- eISSN
- 1469-8129
- Number of pages
- 30
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/1997
- Academic Unit
- Political Science; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9983988981702771
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