Nationalism, secessionism, and autonomy / André Lecours.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lecours, André, 1972- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism.

Secession.

Separatist movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

The strength of secessionism in liberal-democracies varies in time and space. Inspired by historical institutionalism, Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy argues that such variation is explained by the extent to which autonomy evolves in time. If autonomy adjusts to the changing identity, interests, and circumstances of an internal national community, nationalism is much less likely to be strongly secessionist than if autonomy is a final, unchangeable settlement. Developing a controlled comparison of, on the one hand, Catalonia and Scotland, where autonomy has been mostly static during key periods of time, and, on the other hand, Flanders and South Tyrol, where it has been dynamic, and also considering the Basque Country, Que<U+00cc><U+0081>bec, and Puerto Rico as additional cases, this book puts forward an elegant theory of secessionism in liberal-democracies.

Contents:

Cover

Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy

Copyright

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Contents

1: Introduction

The Puzzle of the Divergent Paths of Nationalist Movements in Western Europe

Contributions of the Book

Outline of the Book

2: Nationalism and Secessionism: Autonomy, Static and Dynamic

Nationalism in Western Liberal Democracies

Historical Institutionalism and the Study of Nationalism

Autonomy: Static and Dynamic

Methodology

Conclusion

3: Catalonia: The Secessionist Turn

The Autonomist Tradition of Catalan Nationalism

Catalan Nationalism and Self-Determination Claims in the First Two Decades of the Estado de las Autonomías

Making a Statement About the Nature of Autonomy: The 2010 Spanish Constitutional Court Decision

The Catalan Process of Self-Determination and the Response of the Spanish State: Narrowing the Developmental Pathway of Catalan Nationalism

4: Scotland: The Secessionist Surge

Scotland and the British State

The Thatcher Governments and the March Towards Devolution

Scottish Nationalism and Devolution: Friction Between Institutional and Political Orders

'Yes' or 'No': Scotland's 2014 Referendum on Independence and the Secessionist Surge

5: Flanders: The Marginality of Secessionism

The Birth and Development of the Flemish Movement

Dynamic Autonomy and the Federalization of the Belgian State

Flemish Nationalism at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: Some Radicalization

The Sixth Reform of the State and the N-VAin a Federal Coalition Government: Stemming Secessionism Once Again

6: South Tyrol: From Irredentism and Secessionism to Autonomy

The Development of Nationalism in South Tyrol

Dynamism and the Second Autonomy Statute.

Dynamic Autonomy, the Commission of Six, and the SVP

7: Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy: The Basque Country, Puerto Rico, and Québec

Basque Country: Secessionism and Violence

Political Violence

Federal Structure

Lessons from Catalonia?

Nationalism and the Question of Status in Puerto Rico

ELA Versus Statehood: Apparent Options for Change to Autonomy in Puerto Rican Politics

The Personal Exit Option: Migration to the Continental United States

Québec: A Weakening of Secessionism

Mega-ConstitutionalPolitics: From the Quiet Revolution to the 1995 Referendum

The Post-1995Period: Intergovernmental Agreements as a Substitute for Constitutional Reform

8: Towards a Theory of Secessionism in Liberal Democracies

Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy: An Analysis of the Controlled Comparison of Catalonia, Scotland, Flanders, and South Tyrol

Towards a Theory of Secessionism in Liberal Democracies

The Origins of Static and Dynamic Autonomy

9: Conclusion

Static and Dynamic Autonomy: Research and Policy Implications

Nationalist Movements in Liberal Democracies: The Road Ahead

Unity and Diversity in Multinational States

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-193923-4

0-19-266215-5

9780191939235

0191939234

9780192662149

0192662147

OCLC:

1269096800