Challenging the State from Below: New Perspectives on Regionalist and Nationalist Mobilisation

Abstract

In recent years, sub-state regionalist and nationalist parties and movements have (re-)emerged as important political actors in many pluri-national states. The stability and integrity of some states have come under new pressure, precipitating a territorial crisis in some places. Given that previous waves of sub-state mobilisation against the state had already contributed to the increasing territorialisation of political structures and dynamics, the re-emergence of territorial tensions has taken many scholars by surprise. In particular, the drivers, nature and consequences of the most recent wave of sub-state territorial mobilisation are poorly understood. This Panel invites Papers that explore these dynamics, with a particular interest in contributions that advance our understanding of i) what and how changes in the socio-economic, political and cultural conditions of sub-state regionalist and nationalist actors have underpinned the re-configuration and re-emergence of territorial conflict; and ii) the strategic choices these actors make in seeking to advance their territorial demands.

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