EUROPE: Elites, not publics, drive national break-ups

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  • Belgian crisis
  • Lack of national actors
  • Public frustration
  • Czechoslovak precedent
  • Decentralisation trends
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • Slippery slope?
  • Distinct nations
  • Economic inequality
  • Institutions
  • Party system

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