Current problems of Europe

Separatism: Varieties, typology and European realities

Нарочницкая Е.А.

Narochnitskaya E.A. – candidate of sciences (Ph.D in history), Department of West Europe and America, INION RAS, leading researcher, President of Analytics research centre, Foundation of historical

Abstract

The paper focuses on varieties of separatism (secessionism) in general, and in Europe, in particular. It considers major points of comparison and typical differences among separatist (secessionist) movements, as well as some controversial issues when dealing with their typology and classification.

Keywords

Separatism, secessionism, secession, varieties of separatism (secessionism), typology of separatist movements, types of separatism, European separatism, right to secession, classification of separatist movements.

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