Supranational assurance: how European Union membership clears the way for political decentralization in countries with secessionist potential

Political decentralization is in vogue. However, it is not clear what political incentives central governments should have to give up authority. Thus, the question guiding this thesis is under what conditions and why central governments shift authority to subunits. The existing literature does not s...

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Main Author: Teusch, Jonas
Other Authors: Hudson Meadwell (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103773