Center-Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

TY - JOUR

T1 - Center-Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

AU - Siroky, David

AU - Mueller, Sean

AU - Hechter, Michael Norman

PY - 2016/12/1

Y1 - 2016/12/1

N2 - This paper introduces the key concepts used in this special issue – center, periphery, and vertical bargaining – and inquires why some national groups within democratic states demand outright independence, while others mobilize for regional autonomy and still others settle for even less. It then specifies a theoretical framework that tries to explain cross-sectional differences and temporal changes in both peripheral demands and central responses. The building blocks of that framework include cultural distinctiveness, credibility of the exit threat and central dependence on the periphery. As an empirical illustration, the paper discusses the case of the Bernese Jura in Switzerland, and then briefly introduces the contributions to this special issue.

AB - This paper introduces the key concepts used in this special issue – center, periphery, and vertical bargaining – and inquires why some national groups within democratic states demand outright independence, while others mobilize for regional autonomy and still others settle for even less. It then specifies a theoretical framework that tries to explain cross-sectional differences and temporal changes in both peripheral demands and central responses. The building blocks of that framework include cultural distinctiveness, credibility of the exit threat and central dependence on the periphery. As an empirical illustration, the paper discusses the case of the Bernese Jura in Switzerland, and then briefly introduces the contributions to this special issue.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1662-6370

VL - 22

SP - 439

EP - 453

JO - Swiss Political Science Review

JF - Swiss Political Science Review

IS - 4

ER -