Editing Separatism (section)

==Governmental responses==
[[File:Battle of Kenesaw Mountian.png|thumb|upright|right|In 1861, the [[American Civil War]] started after a separatist movement of [[Confederate States of America|southern US states]] seceded from the [[United States]].]]

How far separatist demands will go toward full independence, and whether groups pursue constitutional and nonviolent action or armed violence, depend on a variety of economic, political, social and cultural factors, including movement leadership<ref>[http://www.allacademic.com/one/prol/prol01/index.php?click_key=1 Link to:] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611025235/http://www.allacademic.com/one/prol/prol01/index.php?click_key=1 |date=2008-06-11 }}
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* accede to separatist demands
* improve the circumstances of disadvantaged minorities, be they religious, linguistic, territorial, economic or political
* adopt "asymmetric federalism" where different states have different relations to the central government depending on separatist demands or considerations
* allow minorities to win in political disputes about which they feel strongly, through parliamentary voting, referendum, etc.
* settle for a [[confederation]] or a [[commonwealth]] relationship where there are only limited ties among states.