BrendanO'LearyGonzalez, Aiden A.2023-05-222023-05-222020-01-012020-06-09https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/8653Using a variety of methods, both qualitative and quantitative, I show in this work that secessionist movements across four case studies have three primary characteristics: concerns over status, material welfare, and the viability of the potentially new and independent state.secessionspainukeucanadanorwayautonomySocial SciencesPolitical ScienceBrendan O'LearyO'LearyBrendanComparative PoliticsArticle