separatism
noun
Definitions
A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).
Example: She wrote an essay expounding the tenets of Scottish separatism.
The practice of treating members of different societal groups in a politically, legally, or economically different manner.
Example: Apartheid was a government-enformed form of separatism in which people received unequal social benefits based on race.