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Secessionism and the European Union - The Future of Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia (Hardcover)
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Secessionism and the European Union - The Future of Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia (Hardcover)
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Secessionist (also called, nationalist, or pro-independence)
political parties exist in many countries in the developed world;
they raise-and then spend-a lot of money, win votes in elections,
and their elected officials serve in seats in local, regional, and
national parliaments. Yet, despite all of this effort, there has
not been a successful case of secession since 1921 when the Irish
Free State effectively seceded from the United Kingdom (UK).
Perhaps the biggest issue is that these secessionist political
parties have rarely been popular enough to form a government even
amongst their core ethnic group. This is further compounded by the
fact that secessionist parties have historically been unable to win
support from immigrants or people outside their core ethnic and/or
linguistic group. Given this context, four central questions are
posed in this study including: whether-and also why-any of the
secessionist parties have transitioned from ethnic-based to
civic-based policy platforms? Why have these secessionist parties
not yet achieved independence? And, what role does the European
Union (EU) play in facilitating or deterring secession in
independence-seeking regions within member states? This study
examines three different cases-Flanders in Belgium, Scotland in the
UK, and Catalonia in Spain-to investigate how secessionist
political parties are approaching the issue of independence. All of
the cases are different with respect to history, governmental
structure, and economic situation. Yet all of the cases are similar
in some ways-they are close to the same size (in terms of
population), operate within mature democratic political systems,
have distinct secessionist political parties, and all reside within
member states of the EU. Categorically, in all cases, there are
also shared influences of the ability of the region to secede:
institutions, interests, and ideas.
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