▁of ▁threatened ▁religious , ▁language ▁or ▁other ▁cultural ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Dest abil ization ▁from ▁one ▁separ at ist ▁movement ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁others . ▁ ▁Ge opol it ical ▁power ▁vac u um ▁from ▁break up ▁of ▁larger ▁states ▁or ▁emp ires . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁fragment ation ▁as ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁states ▁break ▁up . ▁ ▁Fe eling ▁that ▁the ▁perce ived ▁nation ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁state ▁by ▁il leg it imate ▁means . ▁ ▁The ▁per ception ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁support ▁one ' s ▁own ▁group ▁or ▁has ▁bet rayed ▁their ▁interests . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁political ▁dec isions . ▁ ▁Government al ▁responses ▁ ▁How ▁far ▁separ at ist ▁dem ands ▁will ▁go ▁toward ▁full ▁independence , ▁and ▁whether ▁groups ▁purs ue ▁constitution al ▁and ▁non vi ol ent ▁action ▁or ▁armed ▁violence , ▁depend ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁economic , ▁political , ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁factors , ▁including ▁movement ▁leadership ▁and ▁the ▁government ' s ▁response . ▁Govern ments ▁may ▁respond ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ways , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁mut ually ▁exclusive . ▁Some ▁include : ▁ ▁acc ede ▁to ▁separ at ist ▁dem ands ▁ ▁improve ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁dis adv ant aged ▁minor ities , ▁be ▁they ▁religious , ▁lingu istic , ▁territorial , ▁economic ▁or ▁political ▁ ▁adopt ▁" as ym metric ▁federal ism " ▁where ▁different ▁states ▁have ▁different ▁relations ▁to ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁depending ▁on ▁separ at ist ▁dem ands ▁or ▁consider ations