Author (Person) | Blockmans, Steven |
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Series Title | Intereconomics |
Series Details | Vol.49, No.5, September-October 2014 |
Publication Date | September 2014 |
ISSN | 0020-5346 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
The Scottish and Catalan referendum processes of 2014 are being closely watched by independence-minded movements elsewhere in Europe - e.g. 'Euskadi' (the Basque Country), Flanders, Corsica, and the northern Italian region of Padania - as bellwethers of their prospects. However, the risk is fairly small that these other separatist movements will dismember EU member states. Nevertheless, they signal that the process of constitutional adjustment ('devolution', 'Estado de las AutonomÃas', 'regionalismo', 'federalisation') is an instrument for recognising and accommodating, rather than transcending, national diversity in certain EU member states. After all, democracy and self-determination are ongoing processes. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://intereconomics.eu/archive/year/2014/5/the-great-devolution-of-powers-bazaar/ |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Belgium, Europe, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom |