balkanize
GEOPOLITICAL TERM FOR THE FRAGMENTATION OF A REGION INTO SMALLER STATES
Balkanisation; Balkanisierung; Balkanized; Balkanised; Balkanise; Balkanize; Balcanization; Syrianization
(v.) = dividir, separar
Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.