In politics, a partition is a change of political borders cutting through at least one territory considered a homeland by some community.
Common arguments for partitions include:
historicist – that partition is inevitable, or already in progress
last resort – that partition should be pursued to avoid the worst outcomes (genocide or large-scale ethnic expulsion), if all other means fail
cost–benefit – that partition offers a better prospect of conflict reduction than the if existing borders are not changed
better tomorrow – that partition will reduce current violence and conflict, and that the new more homogenized states will be more stable
rigorous end – heterogeneity leads to problems, hence homogeneous states should be the goal of any policy
