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Tag Archives: Catalan Independence
Sep 11 2014
Is an independence referendum the appropriate political tool to address the Catalan problem?
6 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas The question whether Catalonia should be allowed to hold an independence referendum can be approached from different angles. In addition to important legal and procedural issues, the organisation of this referendum is highly problematic from both … Continue reading
Posted by: September 11, 2014
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, Referendum, secessionism, Spanish constitution
Jul 24 2014
The Spanish government has to engage constructively with a rising Catalan secessionist movement
4 CommentsBy Diego Muro and Martijn Vlaskamp The Catalan secessionist movement may fail in bringing about the political independence of Catalonia, but it has already succeeded at one thing: getting their supporters’ hopes up. Within the pro-independence campaign there are many … Continue reading
Posted by: July 24, 2014
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, catalan language, Catalonia, constitutional reform, Corruption, secession, Spanish constitution
Apr 22 2014
Language rights in Catalonia
149 CommentsBy Sonia Sierra and Mercè Vilarrubias Catalonia’s independence project has given rise to the most serious constitutional crisis Spain has seen in recent times. The Catalan regional government has called a referendum on independence on November 9 that has no … Continue reading
Posted by: April 22, 2014
Tagged with: bilingual education, Catalan Independence, catalan language, Catalonia
Mar 11 2014
Catalan Separatism, a European Problem
36 CommentsBy Marcus Pučnik Both Catalonia and Scotland are looking towards a referendum on independence later this year, Scotland on September 18 and Catalonia on November 9. If independent, they both would like to join the European Union, yet the official … Continue reading
Posted by: March 11, 2014
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, catalan language, Catalonia, EU, minorities, Scotland, secession
Dec 6 2013
On the “right to decide”
18 CommentsBy Sonia Sierra and Jose Javier Olivas As we have seen with regard to other dimensions of the Euro Crisis, the discussion about the Catalan independence in Spain has also brought to the fore an interesting struggle over the framing … Continue reading
Posted by: December 6, 2013
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, dret a decidir, Referendum, right of self-determination, Right to decide, secession, Spanish constitution
Nov 8 2013
Europe Says “No” to Artur Mas
55 CommentsBy Víctor Andrés Maldonado Diplomacy has its own codes. It is imperative to know these in detail to avoid being exposed to difficult situations and putting one’s credibility at risk when defending one’s interests. Apparently simple things, such as having … Continue reading
Posted by: November 8, 2013
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, EU diplomacy, self-determination, Spain
Oct 18 2013
A Bandwagon with a Purpose: The independence of Catalonia
42 CommentsBy Mireia Borrell-Porta The recent events in Catalonia have sparked an intense and often constructive discussion on the reasons that underpin Catalonia’s claim for independence, and Europe’s need to seriously discuss the need to regulate ‘internal enlargement’. Yet, the complexity of … Continue reading
Posted by: October 18, 2013
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Independence, Internal enlargement
Sep 30 2013
The independence of Catalonia: jumping on a bandwagon
101 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas On 11 September 2013 hundreds of thousands of people formed a human chain to demand the secession of Catalonia from Spain. This well organised and largely peaceful display of patriotic fervour coincided with celebration of Catalonia’s … Continue reading
Posted by: September 30, 2013
Tagged with: anti-redistribution argument, Catalan Independence, Catalonia, excessive solidarity, Generalitat, nationalist propaganda