AMSTUME OF wtencoveRdenras Revers The Breakup of Czechoslovakia Robert Young Research Paper No. 32 Institute of ‘Queen's University Intergovernmental Kingston, Ontario RelationsCanadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Youag, Robert, 1950 “The becakp of Cechstovahia (esearch paper, ISSN 08404650 0.32) ‘eatin English summary ia French clades biographical ferences. aN oseo11-s71-0 1, Cosshoslovakia~ Pos and government — 1959-1992. 2. Fede government ~ Czechoslovakia. 3. Secession — Case sies. 5. Se ‘icesion~ Casein. I Queens Univer (Kingnon, Ont). Insite ‘of ntergovermestal Reasons. Il Tile. IIL Serie Research pape {Queens University (Kingston, Ont) lsat of Inergovernmenal Relations) :n0. 32. pRRIETY6194 9487083 covssnnes.s Research Paper/Notes de recherche earch Papert deck oe sf nepreemental Reon we ‘chloe on ond mb of se ching on feels wa ee ‘ot oes) ad enemies Alcoutsbutono Bisse we psd The we in conan othe eer nine Dscuron Paper a ba be Temmed in order te ditagueh I from a new compasion sels ented IeesonaRsins. The ate ate nse naive or egret oe Ree PaperMe de rcheche, andi peel ae mae Bent the Peseta se Reserch Papers de reece pls por Ft dt ation inte vovemcmentse sot Toone de cco atte & ie amet fed, rele mx gets soc, plgns et oromgne. Tot let Imani penis dan cde de sate een wort wai a ln ‘oot eos. L allen stale omar Pun er ur nova voles ge trent es estes ut Dison Papert. La clleston Rectan Ietesin, coven os Restarh Papers de cerca ule van ot ss contin engius et pile Geet ot Wo! de efeson pura ptr ata dicen ‘© Copyright 1994 ‘CONTENTS Fonowon ooesesssveneesee . » Somnaie G bores. a Autor Pre z . c ot 1 tavodetin. eee a seco H. Coestotvakia. a Eee) Basic Histo 7 ee 3 acpi Fses of the Cro Shovak Case cece ML The Poca mami... eee 5 Fragmentation... z foes) Polizaton a " 1¥, Connon Bonen Raf Sesion ant + tae Cae Sovak Case 5 " (1) Seesin Often Fallows Prot Negaiions {@) The Socessor Sst Desa net. mu» The Breakup of Czechosovakin (8) The Pedecemor Se Acces the Priciles of 7 Seesin: Negotiations Flow... Me Goverenis Breaded snd Suengtened on OO tac Serre relomon Soarty -—B)_The Negetaons Ivo Few Parisians © MeSetenen is Mose ou (@). The Sateneot avoivess Relatively Stat Ustotle a ceeeeetvcnscrsvesnesee (9) Feelgn Powers Play an Inport. ©) Sewn Ooo Cnstonaly (U0) Other Contos Change re Minit (UD) Seoewion ie Momento nd Galsnizog Even (2) Polcesnhe Two States Soon Begin to Dive. (13) Seeman revoestie Ye Concasion.. aseeeea ® a FOREWORD “Thee aze very fw cates af the peace secenion of contitnet nits of federations. The breakap of Coschslovaki, (which a the author, Robert Young, sats i more accurately deseibod at Separaion than seein), provices one ofthe few examples ofthe solution without iviwa oily Integrated sate. Many Canadians hve waiched from afar ith cnation and splchension the even that calminsed in he end ofthe Cush st Slovak Federal Republic at might on 1 December 1992. A ose Canadians who ‘have teen or fair wit th buch nredin he former Cech ‘ka and who hve followed the polis! dams closely ave been stuck by the significance fr Canada of the so-alled “velvet divorce” and the _ppsenly ccs tnstio frm one te to wo in ery hort prod of tine ‘The politcal development leading othe break cana be spared rom | ‘te momentous “Veet Revoluion by which Czechoslovakia was tnsfomned |n 1989 and after. Clea, the cteamsances of ie snultanoas relation ‘of civ society, the privatization af the enon, andthe democratization of ‘ele iations — a panfl proces tht cominse to unfld — do not ply woth Canadian ate. An ye the veal ola! dyeamis rach the ‘ele of political pres, tb ature of negotiations, the sus to be resale it “parton, and the many ote fctr so ably ai ot inthis monograph, Aisate a daming set of regimens fo the socess of any venture 10 peacefull separate e secede rom a eral eion. ‘Sec momentous and comple events canton be understond by examining ‘bode th ig fren at work a well a the deta of htorcl progression. The ‘Geicption sed anny do ot ei seer knowledge of Cracedonakan poles or history. And thi text vides ich al fm primary accounts a ‘well as proving the minimum estenal of comext within whch fo place ‘vent The monograph ha been writen forthe Canaan reader. Ap fom ‘econlsio, the ext hry mewons Cana Byala, he suorleaves ‘the ask of eecognizing analogous sitions aed daving coalisioas fo te reader,