Essays about: "Cataluña"

Found 3 essays containing the word Cataluña.

  1. 1. Catalonia - a New State in Europe? : Exploring the legal possibilities of creating an independent Catalan State

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Astrid Baldomero Warstrand; [2020]
    Keywords : Catalonia; Spain; self-determination; independence; secession; Katalonien; Spanien; självbestämmanderätt; självständighet;

    Abstract : Support for the creation of an independent Catalan state has increased significantly during the past two decades. In 2017, an estimated 40.2 percent of the total Catalan population supported the creation of an independent Catalonia. The road towards independence has shown to be filled with legal obstacles. READ MORE

  3. 2. Democratic Accommodation Under Pressure: A comparative study of the ethnopolitical accommodation in the Basque Country and Cataluña (1975-2017)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Annika Consiglio; [2018]
    Keywords : Basque Country; Catalonia; ethnopolitics; rebellion; accommodation; recognition; inclusion; collective rights; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : 1975 marked the end of the Spanish dictatorship under the rule of General Francisco Franco and the transition to democracy. Yet, the Basque ethnopolitical militant group Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) continued its violent struggle until 2017, several years after the end of the dictatorship, while the otherwise peaceful independence movement in Catalonia began escalating following an illegal referendum. READ MORE

  4. 3. 'I'm from Barcelona': Boundaries and Transformations Between Catalan and Spanish Identities

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Liesl Drew; [2017]
    Keywords : identity; Catalonia; Spain; ethnic boundaries; minority language; nationalism; identitat; Catalunya; Espanya; fronteres ètniques; llengua minoritària; nacionalisme; identité; Catalogne; Espagne; frontières ethniques; langue minoritaire; nationalisme; identitet; Katalonien; Spanien; etniska gränser; minoritetsspråk; nationalism; identidad; Cataluña; España; fronteras étnicas; lengua minoritaria; nacionalismo;

    Abstract : In the last decade or so, the multiple political factions in Catalonia have adopted pro-independence initiatives in their platforms following the 2008 financial crisis. Catalonia’s position as representing a minority culture in the face of the centralized administration of Madrid presents a contentious history of fighting for the right ‘to be’, culminating in what today is viewed by many as an identity crisis. READ MORE