'Domino effect or internal developments?
The influences of international events and political ideologies on Catalan and Basque nationalism',
West European Politics,
vol. 16, no. 3, July 1993, pp. 245-270

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Despite the burgeoning literature on nationalism, few attempts have been made to analyse the reciprocal influences exerted by nationalist movements upon one another. This article distinguishes between a domino effect which denotes a concrete change at the governmental level, and a demonstration effect which implies more general influences on nationalist movements exerted by 'external' models. A comparative analysis of external ideological influences on Basque and Catalan nationalism reveals that the domino effect metaphor does not easily apply to nationalism, while demonstration effects are confined to specific sectors of nationalist movements, generally the most radical ones.

Recent political upheavals in the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Eastern Europe and the Horn of Africa and other countries in Africa have spurred international fears of a possible 'domino effect' which successful nationalisms can allegedly exert across frontiers. Accordingly, the latter could serve as catalysts for other movements wishing to achieve the same aims in different countries.
 
 

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Daniele Conversi, ' Domino theory', in Encyclopedia of the Developing World. London/New York: Routledge/ Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005 [ISBN: 1579583881]

For a more 'cosmopolitan' vision of minority nationalisms and on the role of inter-nationalist contacts, empathy and emulation, see (in Spanish):
Petschen, Santiago1998 'Una Europa de Estados, de Pueblos y de Regiones', Política y Sociedad (Madrid), 28, 1998,  pp.  63-69

Suburban Emergency Management Project (SEMP), disaster management: What Is 'Demonstration Effect?'

Kriesberg, Louis. 2007 'Assessing past strategies for countering terrorism in Lebanon and Libya', Peace and Conflict Studies,  vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-20 [PDF - 1427.69 Kb]

Roach, Steven C. 2007 'A Constitutional Right to Secede? Basque Nationalism and the Spanish State', International Studies Perspectives,Volume 8, Issue 4, November 2007, pp. 446-460 - doi: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2007.00311.x

McMillen, Alison  University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado: Minority Languages in Spain.

SPANISH ETHNOGRAPHY  by Dr. Michael D. Murphy, for Peoples of Europe, ANT 412/512

Basque Culture and Society: An Online Reader compiled by Steve Froemmin, Euskalnet.