Abstract
Drawing on the theoretical distinction between, respectively, ‘civic’ and ‘ethnic’ nationalism and the conceptual distinction between polyarchies and various degrees of competitive autocracies, this introductory article make a distinction between four pure types of independence movements. Based on this typology, the article sets the scene and presents the context for the articles in the Special Issue.
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