The process by which people of a particular ethnicity in a multinational state identify more strongly as members of their ethnic group than as citizens of the state
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Ethnic cleansing
The process by which a state attacks an ethnic group and tries to eliminate it through expulsion, imprisonment, or killing
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Supranational organization
An alliance of three or more states that work together in pursuit of common goals or to address an issue or challenge
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Economies of scale
Cost reductions that occur when production rises
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Ethnonationalism
The process by which the people of a country identify as having one common ethnicity, religious belief, and language, creating a sense of pride and identity that is tied to the territory; also called ethnic nationalism
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Devolution
Destabilizing process that stresses a state's existing structure
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Distance decay
Principle that states as distance increases, communication decreases
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Centripetal force
A force that unites groups of people
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Political centripetal force
A force that draws people together and supports the sovereignty of the state
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Confederation
a group of sovereign states that have banded together where the autonomy of each member state is more important than the common government
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Centrifugal force
A force that divides groups of people
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Political centrifugal force
A force that pulls a state apart or diminishes its ability to govern
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Seperatists
May want complete secession or just greater autonomy or recognition
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Failed state
A state that cannot govern and whose sovereignty is threatened
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