Author profile: Ryan Griffiths

Ryan Griffiths is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on the dynamics of secession, sovereignty, and international order. He is the author of Age of Secession: The International and Domestic Determinants of State Birth (2016, Cambridge). His website is www.ryan-griffiths.com.

The State of Secession in International Politics

Ryan Griffiths • Sep 23 2016 • Articles

The proliferation of sovereign states has been a defining feature of the post World War II era. We are living in an age of secession.

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