The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia

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• dc.contributor.author Holesch, Adam, 1977-
• dc.contributor.author Jordana, Jacint
• dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-10T09:23:12Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description.abstract We analyse the politics of unilateral secession in the European Union (EU), focusing on the Catalan secessionist conflict. Building on a triangulation strategy, within which primary data are cross-checked through semi-structured expert interviews, we examine how the involved central state and secessionist sub-state actor fought for the support of the supranational party within the EU’s multilevel framework. We make two entrenched contributions. We find that the Spanish government succeeded in securing the status quo, not only because of its relations within the bigger European party groups and the benevolent support of EU member states, but also because of the secessionist-restraining nature of the EU. The EU switched from the position of non-intervention towards one of open support for the central state government, and as a result it has developed an informal framework which could deter future unilateral secession intentions.
• dc.description.sponsorship This research was supported by the scholarship 2017_IEA5_00012 from scholarship from the Institute of Self-Government Studies (Institut d’Estudis de l’Autogovern) in the framework of the resolution PRE/1224/2017, from 24 May 2017, of the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DOGC No. 7382 01.06.2017).
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• dc.identifier.citation Holesch A, Jordana J. The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia. Territory, Politics and Governance. 2023;11(6):1185-204. DOI: 10.1080/21622671.2021.1886979
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2021.1886979
• dc.identifier.issn 2162-2671
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/49170
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Taylor & Francis
• dc.relation.ispartof Territory, Politics and Governance. 2023;11(6):1185-204
• dc.rights © This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Territory, Politics and Governance on 2023, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21622671.2021.1886979.
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• dc.subject.keyword European Union (EU)
• dc.subject.keyword Secession
• dc.subject.keyword Internal
• dc.subject.keyword Unilateral
• dc.subject.keyword Catalonia
• dc.subject.keyword Spain
• dc.subject.keyword Diplomacy
• dc.subject.keyword Unilateral
• dc.subject.keyword Independence
• dc.title The politics of unilateral secession in the European Union: the case of Catalonia
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