Territorial Neutrality and Cultural Pluralism in American Federalism: Is the United States the Archenemy of Peripheral Nationalism?

Kincaid, John

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“…), the framing of territorial issues by political parties in Turkey (Röth et al. ) and economic voting in the German Länder (Thorlakson ); extending it to non‐territorial forms of autonomy (in the US: Kincaid ); and contextualizing its institutional properties in a wider set of cases (Anderson and Costa ). Taken together, this special issue on center‐periphery bargaining in the age of democracy thus contributes to the literatures on nationalism, democracy and federalism and helps to reveal the conditions for, and form of, successful territorial power‐sharing more broadly.…”

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Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

Siroky

Mueller

Hechter

2016

Swiss Political Sci Review

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This paper introduces the key concepts used in this special issuecenter, periphery, and vertical bargainingand 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.

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Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

Siroky

Mueller

Hechter

2016

Swiss Political Sci Review

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“…The least territorial case is that of the US, as discussed by Kincaid (). If peripheral nationalism has not been politically viable there, then for two reasons.…”

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“…On the other hand, in the case of pre‐existing national minorities that are territorially concentrated, concessions in the form of asymmetrical institutional arrangements have provided accommodations for indigenous groups such as the Navajo, Puerto Ricans or Samoans. In fact, Kincaid () concludes that “asymmetrical tribal governance arrangements have the significant benefit of limiting undesirable foreign in‐migration”, providing recipients with the benefits of both autonomy and preserving ethnic purity.…”

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Conclusion: Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

Mueller

Siroky

Hechter

2016

Swiss Political Sci Review

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“…Nevertheless, John Kincaid has argued otherwise and his critical intervention shows that 191 The critique of the United States does not withstand scrutiny in part because the United States is a predominantly immigrant nation, and virtually all immigrants desired assimilation. Assimilation was eased by territorial neutrality and democracy that allowed immigrants to establish territorial bases from which they could launch assimilation.…”

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“…The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) was established on June 1, 1976 by Jalal Talabani after the collapse of the Kurdish revolution (September revolution) in 1975. 191 The Kurdish revolution had started in September 1961 under the leadership of Mustafa Barzani. When it collapsed, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) split, and the PUK was formed out of a combination of differently oriented groups.…”

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The Origins of Post-Authoritarian Federalism: Iraq 1992-2003

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Studies of the federal system have generally focussed on the consequences of its application. Most often, the reasons for the adoption of the federal system in its various forms are not examined in depth. A case study like Iraqi federalism may provide an additional building block to the literature on federalism and might also help to explain the rise of federalism elsewhere, especially in countries with deep-rooted diversity (DRD). The debate about whether federalism is a durable, sustainable alternative to the unitary state for purposes of tackling ethnic, cultural, or religious strife has raised fundamental questions. Federal experiments have resulted in failed outcomes as well as successful ones. To better understand the dilemma of federalism’s successes and failures, I have chosen to study the origins of federalism, which might help explain the successes and failures of some federal systems. Hence, Iraqi federalism is just a case that will elaborate on that. In order to accomplish this, the dissertation focuses on the macro-level of Iraqi society; the major ethnocultural groups that are based on territory, and have participated in both the 1991-2002 federal process and, ultimately, the post-2003 federal process. However, in my final chapter of this dissertation, I will look at the key current issues, particularly militias as well as the rise of Al-Qaeda and ISIS in the Sunni region and elsewhere in Iraq, and whether it is connected to the federal system. By addressing the federal subject in the Iraqi context, I will provide a deeper understanding of why federalism emerges and how federalism is a political contract negotiated between minority and majority. I have strived to understand whether such a federal system can help to prevent ethnocultural conflict in a unitary state system distinguished by DRD. A state shaped by DRD is one in which national minorities have their own territory and capability of forming their own nation (e.g., Kurds in Iraq, French-speaking Canadians in Quebec, Catalans in Spain, etc.). Hence, this may result from the way that the nation-state paradigm can be adjusted to balance the principle of self-rule and shared-rule in a multi-ethnoreligious society. Finally, my dissertation attempts to contribute to our understanding of the essence of federalism in general, and in this region of the world - the Middle East - in particular. In this region, there has been an extensive history of ethnocultural and religious violence. This dissertation will enrich the debate about the federal literature, especially regarding ethnocultural conflict management and the prospect of restructuring the political system to reflect the genuine nature of nation-state society. Therefore, this case of federalism will contribute to ways of managing deep-rooted diversity by acknowledging it in a federal structure and consequently creating peace and stability. The lessons from Iraqi federal experiences might help to solve or manage other conflicts in the region such as those in Syria, Yemen, or even Libya.

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Territorial Neutrality and Cultural Pluralism in American Federalism: Is the United States the Archenemy of Peripheral Nationalism?

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

Conclusion: Center‐Periphery Bargaining in the Age of Democracy

The Origins of Post-Authoritarian Federalism: Iraq 1992-2003

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