Breaking-up within Europe: Sub-state Nationalist Strategies in Multilevel Polities
Breaking-up within Europe: Sub-state Nationalist Strategies in Multilevel Polities
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DOI:
10.1111/jcms.12710
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发表时间:
2018-04-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Lineira, Robert
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作者:
Cetra, Daniel;Lineira, Robert
This article examines sub-state nationalist strategies in relation to European integration in the Basque Country, Catalonia, Flanders and Scotland. First, we discuss the impact of European and economic integration on sovereignty and the cost of independence for small nations. Second, we compare the support for the European project in our four territories. We stress that European integration is a divisive issue in British politics but fundamentally consensual in the other cases. Third, we examine the European strategies of sub-state nationalist parties. We distinguish between two broad strategies, one maximizing regional influence in the EU and the other promoting independence within the EU. Regarding the latter, we focus on the cases of Scotland and Catalonia, where sub-state nationalist parties currently seek independence.This article is part of the April 2018 Symposium titled Shaping and Breaking Political Systems? How the Rise of Regions is Transforming Politics in Europe, which also includes Regionalization and the Transformation of Policies, Politics, and Polities in Europe by Michael Tatham and Heather A.D. Mbaye (DOI: ), The Rise of Regional Influence in the EU - From Soft Policy Lobbying to Hard Vetoing by Michael Tatham (DOI: ), Rethinking European Elections: The Importance of Regional Spillover Into the European Electoral Arena by Arjan H. Schakel (DOI: ) and Muddling up Political Systems? When Regionalization Blurs Democracy: Decentralization and Attribution of Responsibility by Sandra Leon (DOI: ).