Does international recognition matter? Support for unilateral secession in Catalonia and Scotland

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• dc.contributor.author Muro, Diego
• dc.contributor.author Vidal, Guillem
• dc.contributor.author Vlaskamp, Martijn
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-03-16T09:17:19Z
• dc.date.issued 2020
• dc.description.abstract How much do the prospects of international recognition of a possible new state affect the domestic support for secession? To answer this research question, we adopted a most similar systems design and conducted a Web‐based survey experiment in Catalonia and Scotland. Respondents were presented with plausible scenarios regarding the international recognition of a hypothetical independent state by other countries and were subsequently asked whether they would support a unilateral declaration of independence. The results show that the prospects of international recognition as a sovereign and independent state influence the degree of support for a unilateral declaration of independence in both cases. This effect was moderated by the intensity of nationalist sentiment and the motivations for independence. Respondents with more outspoken nationalist sentiments were only marginally influenced by these scenarios or treatments. Moreover, participants whose preferences towards secession were driven by ethno‐political motivations were less influenced by international factors than those who wanted an independent state for economic or political reasons.
• dc.description.sponsorship This work was supported by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation (Grant Number: Az.20.14.0.032).
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• dc.identifier.citation Muro D, Vidal G, Vlaskamp MC. Does international recognition matter? Support for unilateral secession in Catalonia and Scotland. Nations and Nationalism. 2020 Jan;26(1):176-96. DOI: 10.1111/nana.12557
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12557
• dc.identifier.issn 1354-5078
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46795
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Wiley
• dc.relation.ispartof Nations and Nationalism. 2020 Jan;26(1):176-96
• dc.rights This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Muro D, Vidal G, Vlaskamp MC. Does international recognition matter? Support for unilateral secession in Catalonia and Scotland. Nations and Nationalism. 2020 Jan;26(1):176-96. DOI: 10.1111/nana.12557, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12557. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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• dc.subject.keyword Secession
• dc.subject.keyword Catalonia
• dc.subject.keyword Scotland
• dc.subject.keyword Survey experiment
• dc.subject.keyword Nationalism
• dc.subject.keyword Europe
• dc.title Does international recognition matter? Support for unilateral secession in Catalonia and Scotland
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