ism , ▁as ▁has ▁been ▁discussed ▁online . ▁ ▁Se par at ist ▁groups ▁practice ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁identity ▁politics , ▁or ▁political ▁activity ▁and ▁the or izing ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁shared ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁members . ▁Such ▁groups ▁believe ▁attempts ▁at ▁integration ▁with ▁dominant ▁groups ▁comprom ise ▁their ▁identity ▁and ▁ability ▁to ▁purs ue ▁greater ▁self - det erm ination . ▁However , ▁economic ▁and ▁political ▁factors ▁usually ▁are ▁critical ▁in ▁creating ▁strong ▁separ at ist ▁movements ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁less ▁am bit ious ▁identity ▁movements . ▁ ▁Mot iv ations ▁ ▁Gr oups ▁may ▁have ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁motiv ations ▁for ▁separation , ▁including : ▁ ▁Em ot ional ▁res ent ment ▁and ▁hat red ▁of ▁rival ▁communities . ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁from ▁gen o cide ▁and ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing . ▁ ▁Res istance ▁by ▁vict ims ▁of ▁opp ression , ▁including ▁den igration ▁of ▁their ▁language , ▁culture ▁or ▁religion . ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁and ▁propag anda ▁by ▁those ▁inside ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁region ▁who ▁hope ▁to ▁gain ▁polit ically ▁from ▁inter group ▁conflict ▁and ▁hat red . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁political ▁domin ance ▁of ▁one ▁group ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁share ▁power ▁and ▁privile ge ▁in ▁an ▁eg al itar ian ▁fashion . ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁motiv ations : ▁seeking ▁to ▁end ▁economic ▁explo itation ▁by ▁more ▁powerful ▁group ▁or , ▁convers ely , ▁to ▁escape ▁economic ▁red ist ribution ▁from ▁a ▁rich er ▁to ▁a ▁poor er ▁group . ▁ ▁Pres ervation