Territorial Politics in Catalonia and Scotland

Nations in Flux

Nations in flux explores the evolution of territorial politics in Catalonia and Scotland since 2010, offering an in-depth, comparative analysis of developments in both cases and drawing on interviews with political elites whilst providing a compelling snapshot of the growing relevance of nationalism in contemporary ...

El sionismo

¡vaya timo!

¿Por qué ni Albert Einstein, ni Hannah Arendt, ni Noam Chomsky, ni Susan Sontag, ni prácticamente ninguno de los grandes intelectuales judíos de los siglos XX y XXI han sido sionistas? Es más, ¿por qué no han tenido pelos en la lengua para criticar el ...

Facing nationalisms in the European Union

Ideological nationalism is rising in most EU countries and threatens the unity of the Union. Primarily populist parties use it as a political instrument in their fight for power, presenting the European Union as a danger to national identity. According to Eurosceptical politicians, the EU ...

Scottish nationalism

history, ideology and the question of independence

For more than a decade now, the issue of Scottish independence has been one of the key features in British politics and has raised questions as to the likely survival of the United Kingdom in the post Brexit era. In Scotland, the SNP has been ...

Globalization and nationalism

the cases of Georgia and the Basque country

This book argues for an original, unorthodox conception about the relationship between globalization and contemporary nationalism. While the prevailing view holds that nationalism and globalization are forces of clashing opposition, Sabanadze establishes that these tend to become allied forces. It acknowledges that nationalism does react ...

Defensive nationalism

explaining the rise of populism and fascism in the 21st century

A stunningly novel account of why populism and fascism are on the rise in the early 21st century. Today we find in the most technologically advanced societies, wild conspiracy theories and a broad distrust of science and expertise have created deep political divisions that are ...

El nacionalismo contra España

¿Por qué conviene leer El nacionalismo contra España? Tres son al menos las razones que justifican el esfuerzo que la lectura de todo ensayo supone. En primer lugar, para ser conscientes de la gravedad del desafío al que se enfrentan España y los españoles; segundo ...

Patriotas con toga

Un estudio sobre el nacionalismo jurídico

La idea de este ensayo surge de una doble constatación. Por una parte, los estudios sobre el nacionalismo no han mostrado interés por el campo de investigación del derecho en democracia. En buena medida porque los expertos del tema son fundamentalmente historiadores, politólogos o filósofos ...

Origen y desarrollo del nacionalismo macedonio (1878-1949)

Este libro pretende analizar el origen y el desarrollo del nacionalismo en Macedonia, entendida esta como región geográfica, no como identidad estatal, en el periodo que va de 1878, Tratado de San Estéfano y Conferencia de Berlín, hasta 1949 con la derrota del Ejército Democrático ...

Self determination and secession in Constitutional Democracies

a study of the Spanish case

Secession has had a great historical importance and remains a major issue in the national and international political arena today. Secession and territorial disputes have historically been solved by force. In fact, in many recent examples force has been used to achieve independence or to ...

Secession and state creation

what everyone needs to know

What makes a state? This question has attracted more and more attention in recent years with Catalan's illegal vote for independence from Spain and Palestine's ongoing search for international recognition. And while Scotland chose to remain with the United Kingdom, discussions of independence ...

How to rule your own country

the weird and wonderful world of micronations

Many people think they can do a better job running a country than politicians - but few actually give it a go. What happens when political disagreement pushes to the point of no return? When a person has a dream of what their ideal country would ...

National Identity and Partisan Polarization

National Identity Identity and Partisan Polarization examines how national identity has become a central issue in political and social life across the world. Questions of identity-who should be counted as a "true member" of a society and who deserves assistance from the government-have displaced other ...

Nationalism in modern Europe

politics, identity, and belonging since the French Revolution

Derek Hastings's Nationalism in Modern Europe is the essential guide to a potent political and cultural phenomenon that featured prominently across the modern era. With firm grounding in transnational and global contexts, the book traces the story of nationalism in Europe from the French ...

Catalanes y escoceses

Unión y discordia

La imponente historia comparada de Cataluña y Escocia de la mano del distinguido historiador John H. Elliott. John H. Elliott explora las raíces de uno de los problemas contemporáneos más acuciantes de Europa. En este esperado y elegante regresoal tema de uno de sus libros ...

Nacionalismo: ilusiones y realidades

Una mirada crítica sobre el estado de la cuestión

Durante mucho tiempo, el nacionalismo parecía haber quedado obsoleto como factor político y formador de identidad. Pero en los últimos años, el nacionalismo ha experimentado un renacimiento, posiblemente con consecuencias fatales. No menos importante, debido a la relevancia política y social del tema, es obligatorio ...

Resource nationalism and energy policy

Venezuela in Context

It is widely thought that state ownership of natural resources, oil and natural gas in particular, causes countries to fall under the sway of the "resource curse." In such cases, governments allegedly display "resource nationalism," which destabilizes the economy, society, and politics. In this book ...

Black wind, white snow

the rise of Russia's new nationalism

A fascinating study of the motivations behind the political activities and philosophies of Putin's government in Russia "Part intellectual history, part portrait gallery . . . Black Wind, White Snow traces the background to Putin's ideas with verve and clarity."-Geoffrey Hosking, Financial Times "Required reading ...

A world of insecurity

democratic disenchantment in rich and poor countries

An ambitious account of the corrosion of liberal democracy in rich and poor countries alike, arguing that antidemocratic sentiment reflects fear of material and cultural loss, not a critique of liberalism's failure to deliver equality, and suggesting possible ways out. The retreat of liberal ...

Two systems, two countries

a nationalist guide to Hong Kong

As Hong Kong is integrated into the People's Republic of China, ever fewer people in the city identify as Chinese. Two Systems, Two Countries explains why. Two Systems, Two Countries traces the origins of Hong Kong nationalism and introduces readers to its main schools ...