Nationalism And Self-government: The Politics Of Autonomy In Scotland And Catalonia (s U N Y Series In National Identities) (suny Series, National Identities)
by Scott L. Greer /
2008 / English / PDF
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Scotland and Catalonia, both ancient nations with strong
nationalisms within larger states, are exemplars of the management
of ethnic conflict in multinational democracies and of global
trends toward regional government. Focusing on these two countries,
Scott L. Greer explores why nationalist mobilization arose when it
did and why it stopped at autonomy rather than statehood. He
challenges the notion that national identity or institutional
design explains their relative success as stable multinational
democracies and argues that the key is their strong regional
societies and their regional organizations' preferences for
autonomy and environmental stability
Scotland and Catalonia, both ancient nations with strong
nationalisms within larger states, are exemplars of the management
of ethnic conflict in multinational democracies and of global
trends toward regional government. Focusing on these two countries,
Scott L. Greer explores why nationalist mobilization arose when it
did and why it stopped at autonomy rather than statehood. He
challenges the notion that national identity or institutional
design explains their relative success as stable multinational
democracies and argues that the key is their strong regional
societies and their regional organizations' preferences for
autonomy and environmental stability
