Why do independence actions win overwhelming assist practically all over the place besides in rich democracies of the worldwide North?
This speak factors to the function large enterprise performs in making certain sturdy public opposition to secession. The presentation is predicated on a brand new dataset of independence debates in locations the place large enterprise performed a serious function (Scotland, Quebec, and Catalonia) and people the place its presence was minimal to non-existent (Slovenia and Western Australia).
Karlo Basta is Senior Lecturer, Politics and Worldwide Relations & Co-director of the Centre on Constitutional Change on the College of Edinburgh.
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