Damien Kingsbury holds a Personal Chair and is Professor of International Politics at Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include the politics of South-East Asia, particularly Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Sri Lanka; the role of the military in politics; security and terrorism; post-colonial political structures and nation formation; assertions of self-determination; and civil and political rights. He is widely published, having written, edited or co-edited more than two dozen books on these subjects.

• Preface 1. Introduction: The State and Non-State Actors 2. A Brief History of Separatism 3. A Theory of Separatism 4. Separatist Conflict 5. Successful Separatist Movements 6. Separatism in Europe 7. Separatism in the Middle-East 8. Separatism in Africa 9. Separatism in South Asia 10. Separatism in South-east Asia and the Pacific 11. Conclusion

Damien Kingsbury holds a Personal Chair and is Professor of International Politics at Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include the politics of South-East Asia, particularly Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Sri Lanka; the role of the military in politics; security and terrorism; post-colonial political structures and nation formation; assertions of self-determination; and civil and political rights. He is widely published, having written, edited or co-edited more than two dozen books on these subjects.

• Preface 1. Introduction: The State and Non-State Actors 2. A Brief History of Separatism 3. A Theory of Separatism 4. Separatist Conflict 5. Successful Separatist Movements 6. Separatism in Europe 7. Separatism in the Middle-East 8. Separatism in Africa 9. Separatism in South Asia 10. Separatism in South-east Asia and the Pacific 11. Conclusion

Damien Kingsbury holds a Personal Chair and is Professor of International Politics at Deakin University, Australia. His research interests include the politics of South-East Asia, particularly Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Sri Lanka; the role of the military in politics; security and terrorism; post-colonial political structures and nation formation; assertions of self-determination; and civil and political rights. He is widely published, having written, edited or co-edited more than two dozen books on these subjects.

• Preface 1. Introduction: The State and Non-State Actors 2. A Brief History of Separatism 3. A Theory of Separatism 4. Separatist Conflict 5. Successful Separatist Movements 6. Separatism in Europe 7. Separatism in the Middle-East 8. Separatism in Africa 9. Separatism in South Asia 10. Separatism in South-east Asia and the Pacific 11. Conclusion