Approach to Secession: Can United Nations Involvement Contribute to a Favorable Outcome for Secessionist Struggles?

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dc.contributor.advisorMoffitt, Michael
dc.contributor.authorWickramasekera, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-27T18:55:23Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-27
dc.description.abstractEthnic groups fear of marginalization has triggered a number of secessionist movements, which have often resulted in long and destructive conflicts that threaten international peace and human life. Scholars have written about domestic and international explanations as factors that can affect the outcome of secession (Bert 2004, Dion 1996, Hechter 1992, Aspinall and Berger 2001, Horowitz 1985, Santos 2007). I argue that in a secessionist movement, if one or more bodies of the United Nations apply pressure on the host state, then it improves the prospect of a favorable outcome for the secessionist movement.  I will focus on the international explanations as factors that can affect the outcome of secession by using South Sudan and Tamil Eelam as case studies.en_US
dc.description.embargo10000-01-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/20542
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.titleApproach to Secession: Can United Nations Involvement Contribute to a Favorable Outcome for Secessionist Struggles?
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict and Dispute Resolution Program
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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