The term balkanization comes from the name of the Balkan Peninsula, which was divided into several small nations in the early twentieth century.    From Wordnik.com.  [balkanization] Reference

The curious notion that in balkanization, protectionism and parochialism there is strength, flies in the face of history.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Economy and the Constitution: Getting it Right] Reference

"You could argue that recent immigration is creating a kind of balkanization," Lichter said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Influx of Immigrants Alters Mating Game | Impact Lab] Reference

This so-called "balkanization" of environmental advertising regulation makes it difficult for national advertisers to do business.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deceptive Environmental Claims: How Should The Federal Trade Commission Clean Up Advertising Pollution?] Reference

Algeria's refusal to open its frontier with Morocco and to normalize relations contributed to the danger of a "balkanization" in North.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Every 3rd word he types about NCs is "balkanization"... here's a clue, Lew -- most people under 40 don't KNOW what that reference means.    From Wordnik.com.  [NC's Taking Power? Greg Nelson weighs in] Reference

Free Press argues that doing so could stifle innovation and lead to "balkanization" of the Web.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

I think the music and visual-arts mediums are both examples of the "balkanization" you speak of, hyper-intensified.    From Wordnik.com.  [WordPress.com News] Reference

But the biggest potentially dystopian result of an overbearing opt-in policy, fears Google, would be the "balkanization" of the Web.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ars Technica]

"balkanization" of India, the British adopted Pakistan as the "new India," which would protect the British interests in the Middle East.    From Wordnik.com.  [Countercurrents.org] Reference

All identity politics ever begets is more balkanization.    From Wordnik.com.  ["An image right there... of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and ... the Washington Monument.... You tell me why those 2 phallic symbols are placed there..."] Reference

Worst thing that might happen is some type of balkanization.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

There was a balkanization of societies and social intolerance.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

What if they were trying to promote assimilation over balkanization?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Support for Restricting the Speech of Students Who Wear American Flags to School on Cinco de Mayo] Reference

It should promote a balkanization of the electorate and the power elites.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Politics of Rich and Poor: Wealth and the Electorate in the Reagan Aftermath] Reference

The balkanization of not just new media, but all media, has been increasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scott Goodstein: PdF: Forget the Internet, Think Mobile] Reference

I think we've seen enough of the Harper gang's balkanization of this nation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference

He was not involved but Mobutu would not tolerate the balkanization of his country.    From Wordnik.com.  [International Community Not Doing Enough Top Stop Genocide in The D R.Congo] Reference

They'll take us deeper into the politics of cynicism, balkanization, and toxic acrimony.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't] Reference

Should the administrative groups remove the balkanization and work more collaboratively?.    From Wordnik.com.  [What’s Hot and What's Tough in Law Firm Knowledge Management] Reference

I wonder if more countries will follow suit, leading to the balkanization of web services.    From Wordnik.com.  [In India, WebMail Has To Come From Local Servers] Reference

Secondly, by reducing the balkanization in our own economy we must expand our foreign markets.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Address Presented During the 1984 Canadian General Election] Reference

We should all be concerned with the dangers of balkanization of the regulation of this industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Risk and Regulation in the New Financial Marketplace] Reference

But the Vatican as portrayed in Noyes' cable is already a model of balkanization and inefficiency.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Vatican Unsure How To Plug WikiLeak] Reference

Akonitoum: "They'll take us deeper into the politics of cynicism, balkanization, and toxic acrimony.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't] Reference

In the digital music world, however, we're seeing an increasing trend toward technological balkanization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing: August 29, 2004 - September 4, 2004 Archives] Reference

And these threads simply reek with toxic acrimony, misogyny, and plenty of balkanization by Obama supporters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't] Reference

And actually, ripping up the country i.e. balkanization of Canada is part of the agenda, and has always been.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wingnut welfare and pearl clutching: a match made in heaven.] Reference

The balkanization of Ruralshire effectively meant that the County was filled with people who were prepared to work.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Inside Story of the Dog Who Changed My Life « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference

Often, buyers become so frustrated by this type of balkanization that they walk away from making a purchase altogether.    From Wordnik.com.  [MIND MELD: If You Could Change Any Aspect of The Science Fiction Field, What Would it Be?] Reference

Today, I will expand on the theme of balkanization of western pop music that I started with the Shantel post a while back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-03-30] Reference

The end-game is the balkanization of the country into small, manageable statlets that are easier to exploit for their resources.    From Wordnik.com.  [Failing Big with Don Rumsfeld] Reference

Washington's foreign policy course is to actively promote the political fragmentation and balkanization of Pakistan as a nation. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Suddenly "Regime Change" Isn't Enough for Bush & Co.] Reference

"The balkanization of Congo appeared to be a major objective behind the organized chaos (and mass slaughter) in the Great Lakes region.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Reviewing F. William Engdahl's "Full Spectrum Dominance:" Part II] Reference