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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797606203321

Autore

Duerr Glen M. E.

Titolo

Secessionism and the European Union : the future of Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia / / Glen M. E. Duerr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9085-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Disciplina

320.15

Soggetti

Separatist movements - History

Secession - European Union countries

Flanders (Belgium) History Autonomy and independence movements

Scotland History Autonomy and independence movements

Catalonia (Spain) History Autonomy and independence movements

Europe European Union countries

Belgium Flanders

Scotland

Spain Catalonia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Major secessionist movements in Europe -- Methodology -- Vlaams Belang in Flanders -- Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie in Flanders -- Scottish National Party in Scotland -- Convergència I Unió in Catalonia -- Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya in Catalonia -- European Union -- Conclusions and why Flanders, Scotland and Catalonia are not independent.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates secessionist movements within the European Union, drawing on the author's in-depth research interviews with elected members of the major pro-independence political parties in Flanders, Scotland, and Catalonia. The book considers shifts within party platforms as well as why these regions are not yet independent.