Doctoral Dissertation Research: Globalization and the Transformation of Nationalism: Spain in the European Union, 1977-2000

本文研究了欧洲一体化对西班牙民族主义运动的影响。具体来说，我感兴趣的是，相对于其他地区，巴斯克自治运动是如何随着西班牙加入欧盟而发生变化的。我将研究从弗朗西斯科时期到当代西班牙的亲自治和反民族主义情绪。论文的第一阶段将通过对1977-2000年西班牙报纸文章中收集的抗议事件的描述性分析，评估区域对自治的要求，以应对国家和超国家层面政治形式的转变。该项目的第二阶段以第一阶段的研究结果为基础，通过一系列回归分析，进一步详细研究政治和经济一体化对区域自治抗议的影响。该项目的第二阶段的数据包括从西班牙区域统计机构和欧盟收集的贸易、立法和诉讼统计数据。论文的第三阶段将试图通过比较历史分析来解释区域差异对欧洲一体化的反应。这篇论文的更广泛的影响在于它承诺有助于我们对全球化和民族主义的理解。它还通过解释民族主义和恐怖组织如何在全球层面上对经济和政治一体化做出反应，以及超国家组织如何回应他们的努力，讲述了国际和民族主义冲突的变化特征。

This dissertation investigates the effects of European integration on nationalist movements in Spain. Specifically, I am interested in how the Basque autonomy movement, relative to others, has changed in response to Spain's incorporation into the European Union. I will examine pro-autonomy and anti-nationalist sentiment in Spain from Franquismo to the contemporary period. The first stage of the dissertation will assess regional demands for autonomy in response to shifts in political form at the national and supranational levels through a descriptive analysis of protest events collected from Spanish newspaper articles for the years 1977-2000. The second stage of this project builds on the findings of the first by examining in further detail the effects of political and economic integration on regional autonomy protest via a series of regression analyses. Data for the second stage of this project includes trade, legislative, and litigative statistics collected from regional Spanish statistical agencies and the European Union. The third stage of the dissertation will attempt to explain regional variations in response to European integration through a comparative historical analysis. The broader impact of this dissertation lies in its promise to contribute to our understanding of globalization and nationalism in general. It also speaks to the changing character of international and nationalist conflict by explaining how nationalist and terrorist groups react to economic and political integration at the global level, and how supranational organizations respond to their efforts.