Friederike Luise Kelle
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2017. To Claim or not to Claim? How Territorial Value Shapes Demands for Self-Determination. Comparative Political Studies 50 (7):992-1020. doi:10.1177/0010414016666837.

Abstract
The literature on nationalism and civil war provides compelling evidence that territory is highly identity-relevant and strongly associated with conflict. However, it remains unclear which territorial characteristics determine this process, and how groups demanding self-determination differ from their counterparts not seeking greater rights. I argue that groups claim self-rule if they assign symbolic relevance to their land in contrast to material or strategic value, due to the positive effect of symbolic attachments on group cohesion. I present new data on the value of territory and self-determination demands, and propose a new and comprehensive measure of symbolic territory. The findings reveal that variation in symbolic value shows a considerably stronger association with self-determination demands than material and strategic territory. This highlights new research avenues investigating the role of territorial value in subnational conflicts, as well as the systematic differences in conflict behavior between groups demanding self-rule and non-disputants.


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2017. Selbstbestimmung und Gewalt: Zur Rolle von Territorialität in subnationalen Selbstbestimmungskonflikten. Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 27(4): 509-527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41358-017-0114-z.
(“Self-Determination and Violence: On the Role of Territoriality in Subnational Demands for Self-Determination“​)

Abstract
Substaatliche Konflikte über Selbstbestimmung sind in den vergangenen Jahren zunehmend in den Fokus der Konfliktforschung gerückt. Dieser Literaturbericht untersucht die Bedeutung territorialen Wertes für die Erklärung der Ursachen und der Wahl von Konfliktstrategien in Selbstbestimmungsforderungen. Die Unterscheidung symbolischen, strategischen und materiellen territorialen Wertes leistet einen wesentlichen Beitrag für die Erklärung des Auftretens und der Eskalation dieser Forderungen. Der Literaturbericht offenbart Ansatzpunkte für die differenzierte Definition von Konflikt, die Untersuchung gewaltloser Selbstbestimmungsforderungen und beschränkt gewalttätiger Konflikte, sowie bezüglich einer vertieften Analyse der dargestellten Zusammenhänge.

Work in Progress

  1. To Fight or to Vote: Sovereignty Referendums as Signaling Strategies in Conflicts over Self-Determination. With Mitja Sienknecht.
  2. Considering Independence? Economic Crises and Support for Regionalism in Europe.
  3. Beyond Belief: How Religion Fosters Demands for Self-Determination.
  4. Symbolic Territory and Strategy Choice in Conflicts over Self-Determination.
  5. Securing a State: Traditional Institutions and Strategy Choice in Demands for Self-Determination. With Clara Neupert-Wentz.
  6. Symbols and Support: Territorial Value and the Success of Self-Determination Demands.

​Please email me if you are interested in reading any of the working papers.
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