Secessionism and Autonomy

Why are some nationalist movements strongly secessionist? In other words, why is the predominant objective of some movements outright independence as opposed to increased autonomy within the state? I say ‘predominant’ because nationalist movements are almost always internally divided between autonomist and a secessionist streams. There is potential for the movement as a whole to go either way, towards seeking increased autonomy or outright independence.

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