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Kosovo & Santa Cruz

Posted February 19, 2008 | Permalink
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First, let me be clear: the two cases are not similar in some critical & fundamental ways. But what is interesting is the political international repercussions that a secession implies.

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When states break up

Posted September 21, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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I briefly mentioned the recent Belgian crisis in class today, while discussing the different historical paths towards democracy in 19th & 20th century Europe. The potential (though unlikely) disintegration of Belgium (as a state) is a stark reminder that states are not permanent, anywhere in the world. Something Bolivians should pay careful attention to. Because a “velvet divorce” is one thing, a bloody one is another thing altogether.


Romania’s semi-presidential woes

Posted May 20, 2007 | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Matt Shugart (UCSD) posts about an interesting story from Romania, which he describes as a “Linzian nightmare.” The story is simple: in April, the Romanian parliament voted to impeach President Traian Băsescu by a ratio of 3-to-1; yesterday, a public referendum (w/ only 34% turnout) voted to reject the impeachement by a similar ratio (read the story on RFE/RL or Wikipedia).

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