Catalonia : a new independent state in Europe? : a debate over secession within the European Union /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2016.
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| Series: | Europa country perspectives.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; 1. Introduction: Catalonia, a new state in Europe?; Catalonia, 2010-2015: a rapidly changing political landscape; Basic questions on the Catalan process towards independence; What is Catalonia? National identity and political self-determination in a democratic context; The evolution of Catalan self-government (1978-2015); Overview of the book; Notes; References; 2. Catalonia at the crossroads: Analysis of the increasing support for secession; Towards a new political scenario.
- The road towards independence: how things have quickly changedWhat's up with Catalonia? Why have territorial preferences changed?; Why do some people support independence and others do not?; Conclusions: Why has support for secession increased?; Notes; References; 3. Negotiations and political strategies in the contest for Catalan independence; Overview; Negotiating self-government; Grassroots movements for independence; Why is compromise so difficult?; Reshuffling the Catalan party system; Conclusions; References.
- 4. The morality of secession: Secessionist and antisecessionist arguments in the Catalan caseSecession in liberal democracies; The ethics of Catalan secession; Regulating the process: justice and deliberation; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5. The secession of Catalonia: Legal strategies and barriers; Introduction; From national self-determination to the 'right to decide'; Legal ways of and obstacles to holding a referendum on independence; A unilateral reaction against a constitutional straitjacket?; A revolutionary constitutional reform of the demos.
- Coda: the referendary elections to the Catalan ParliamentNotes; References; 6. The economic debate: Opportunities and threats from independence; Introduction; Fiscal issues; The benefit of having autonomous public policies; Trade issues; Money arrangements in the new state; Other important transition issues; Conclusions; Notes; References; 7. An independent Catalonia as a member state of the European Union? Terra ignota; Introduction; An independent Catalonia in a permanent international apartheid?; The single market: an exceptional dossier; Membership of the Eurozone or second best?
- Will citizens of the new Catalan state be entitled to retain their EU citizenship?Concluding remarks; Notes; References; Index.