Catalonia - Kenneth McRoberts

Catalonia

The Struggle Over Independence
Buch | Softcover
384 Seiten
2022 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-880184-9 (ISBN)
34,25 inkl. MwSt
This second edition offers an overview of Catalonia's political, cultural, and economic life and its relations with the rest of Spain. It analyzes the remarkable transformation that has taken place over the last decade, and offers important insights about the origins of nationalism and politics of secessionism.
Located in north eastern Spain, Catalonia has long displayed the attributes of a nation: distinct language and culture, separate social and political institutions, and a strong collective identity. At the same time, it is one of Spain's centres of economic dynamism and innovation. As such, it is an especially striking instance of what has come to be known as 'minority' or 'internal' nations within a larger political order.

Even after the Franco dictatorship's systematic suppression of Catalan language and culture, the idea that the Catalan nation needed to have an independent state of its own remained at the margins of Catalan politics. Yet, in recent years Catalan independence has become: the formal objective of Catalonia's nationalist parties; the focus of a strongly mobilized social movement; and the primary option of as much as half of Catalonia's electorate. This drive to independence even led to a failed unilateral declaration of independence. How can this remarkable transformation best be explained and what does it portend for the future of Catalonia and Spain? This new edition seeks to answer these questions.

At the same time, the book analyzes the proposal for an independent Catalan state while also showing how the Catalan question might be resolved within Spain, by creating a multinational federation. It also explains why there is little prospect of either project coming to pass.

The book demonstrates the dangers and contradictions of a state nationalism that denies the very existence of internal nations, while also exploring the terms under which such nations can be accommodated within a larger political order. On this basis, it addresses a critical challenge to the political institutions of much of Europe and North America.

Kenneth McRoberts is Professor Emeritus of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Canada. His publications include Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity, second editon (OUP Canada, 2019).

Introduction
Part I: Historical Development of the Catalan Nation
1: The Historical Roots of Nationhood
2: The Emergence of Catalan Nationalism
3: Catalonia and the Spanish State
Part Two: Nation-Building and the Struggle Over Autonomy, 1980-2010
4: The Transition to Democracy: Avoiding Plurinationality
5: Nation-Building in an Autonomous Community
6: The Break-Down of 'Nation-building without a State'
Part Three: The Struggle Over Independence, 2010-2020
7: From 'Right to Decide' to 'Independence'
8: Seeking Independence: the Procés and its Fate
9: The Persisting Confrontation over Independence
10: Conclusion: The Failure of Spain's Political Institutions

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 580 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10 0-19-880184-X / 019880184X
ISBN-13 978-0-19-880184-9 / 9780198801849
Zustand Neuware
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