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Waving goodbye? The determinants of autonomism and secessionism in Western Europe

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  • Brais Álvarez Pereira
  • Martín Portos
  • John Vourdas

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Waving goodbye? The determinants of autonomism and secessionism in Western Europe. Regional Studies. This paper sheds light on the main aggregate-level determinants of electoral support for regionalist parties across 10 Western European countries. A region being relatively richer than the country to which it belongs is associated with higher electoral support for regionalist parties only to the extent that the region is culturally differentiated. This hypothesis is substantiated theoretically, tested empirically and found to hold in the form of a strong and significant interaction effect between cultural and economic variables. This result, omitted in previous studies, implies a profound change in the interpretation of the role of income and cultural differences in explaining support for regionalism, for both autonomist and separatist parties.

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  • Brais Álvarez Pereira & Martín Portos & John Vourdas, 2018. "Waving goodbye? The determinants of autonomism and secessionism in Western Europe," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(2), pages 197-211, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:52:y:2018:i:2:p:197-211
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2017.1282609
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    1. Vanschoonbeek, Jakob, 2020. "Regional (in)stability in Europe a quantitative model of state fragmentation," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 48(3), pages 605-641.
    2. Klaus Desmet & Ignacio Ortuño-Ortín & Ömer Özak, 2022. "Is Secessionism Mostly About Income or Identity? A Global Analysis of 3,003 Subnational Regions," NBER Working Papers 30428, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Jordi Muñoz, 2021. "The Catalan Syndrome? Revisiting the Relationship Between Income and Support for Independence in Catalonia," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 376-385.
    4. Anwen Elias & Núria Franco-Guillén, 2021. "Justifying Secession in Catalonia: Resolving Grievances or a Means to a Better Future?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 453-464.
    5. Juan Rodríguez-Teruel & Astrid Barrio, 2021. "The Asymmetrical Effect of Polarization on Support for Independence: The Case of Catalonia," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 412-425.
    6. Ferran Requejo & Marc Sanjaume-Calvet, 2021. "Explaining Secessionism: What Do We Really Know About It?," Politics and Governance, Cogitatio Press, vol. 9(4), pages 371-375.
    7. Yulia A. Belous & Andrew S. Tarasov, 2020. "Factors Of Centrifugal Political Tendencies In Spain: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis," HSE Working papers WP BRP 36/IR/2020, National Research University Higher School of Economics.

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