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Tag Archives: Spanish constitution
Jun 14 2017
Does the Catalan Independence Movement Really ‘Love Democracy’?
5 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced a self-determination referendum to be held on 1 October 2017. Two days later, next to a big banner with the slogan ‘Love Democracy’ and in front of 40,000 … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, populism, Referendum, Spain, Spanish constitution
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
Jun 17 2014
Time to Get Hold of the Republican Movement in Spain
3 CommentsBy Alfonso Valero Following the abdication of Spanish king Juan Carlos I, surprisingly close to the ground-breaking results of the European elections, a relatively marginal debate of Monarchy vs. Republic has been re-opened in Spain. These confrontations are deeply rooted … Continue reading
Posted by: June 17, 2014
Tagged with: constitutional reform, monarchy, republicanism, Spanish civil-society, Spanish constitution
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