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Date of Award
Spring 2012
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Major
Political Science
First Advisor
Anthony Messina
Abstract
This paper examines two classic cases of ethnoterritorial groups demanding greater political autonomy: Northern Ireland and the Basque Country in Spain. Although the cases are very similar, Northern Ireland has reached a political settlement with the British government, while Basque nationalists have struggled to do so in Spain. In this thesis, I argue that four variables co-mingle to affect the prospects of a successful political settlement: the overall level of ethnoterritorial violence; concessions offered by the central government; the process of negotiations to end the violence; and the economic environment of the ethnoterritory.
Recommended Citation
Mahder, Meghan, "Ethnoterritorial Conflict in the Western World: Northern Ireland and the Basque Region in Spain". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2012.
Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/235
Comments
Senior thesis completed at Trinity College for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Accessible to members of the Trinity community only.