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The European Union and the accomodation of Basque differnce in Spain / Angela K. Bourne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bourne, Angela K.
- Series:
- Europe in change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union.
- Regionalism--Spain.
- Regionalism.
- Nationalism--Spain.
- Nationalism.
- Basques--Spain--Politics and government--20th century.
- Basques.
- Politics and government.
- Spain--Administrative and political divisions.
- Spain.
- Administrative and political divisions.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 166 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
- Other Title:
- European Union and the accomodation of Basque difference in Spain
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2008.
- Summary:
- How does the European Union affect devolution and nationalist conflict in member states? Does the EU reduce the scope of regional self-government or enhance it? Does it promote conflict or cooperation among territorial entities? These are pressing questions in Spanish politics, where devolution has been an important tool for managing nationalist disputes, and for the Basque Country, where protracted and sometimes violent nationalist conflict persists. Addressing these issues, the book explores prospects for an autonomous Basque role in EU politics; institutional arrangements for autonomous community participation in EU decision making; Basque government alliances with other regions and the EU's supranational bodies; EU incentives for collaboration among Basque and central state authorities; the impact of EU decisions on politically sensitive Basque competencies; and the incidence of EU issues in nationalist disputes. It presents a new theoretical framework for analysing the impact of the EU on regional power and will be of interest to students, researchers and general observers of Basque, Spanish and EU politics.
- Contents:
- 1 The impact of European integration on regional power 10
- 2 Devolution and the accommodation of Basque difference in Spain 27
- 3 Basque participation in the state's EU decisions 46
- 4 The Basque presence in Brussels 72
- 5 More allies, more influence? The Atlantic Arc and transEuropean networks 95
- 6 Basque taxation devolution and the EU's competition imperative 117.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [148]-161) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780719067501
- 0719067502
- 0719067510
- 9780719067518
- OCLC:
- 154789079
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