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New states in a new millennium
Author(s) -
Christopher A J
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.1999.tb00099.x
Subject(s) - international community , political science , decolonization , millennium development goals , development economics , political economy , economic growth , law , sociology , politics , economics , poverty
Summary The post‐Second World War period was remarkable for the large number of new states that were added to the international community. This paper seeks to examine whether this process will continue in the new millennium. New states were formed predominantly as a result of decolonization, federal disintegration and secessionism. All three processes are still active, but are unlikely to produce the same results in the future. Secessionism in particular, because of the opprobrium in which it is held in the international community, may not result in the emergence of many new states.