Nationalism and Self-Government

The Politics of Autonomy in Scotland and Catalonia

By Scott L. Greer | Publisher: State University of New York Press

About the book

Scotland and Catalonia, both ancient nations with strong nationalisms within larger states, are exemplars of the management of ethnic conflict in multinational democracies and of global trends toward regional government. Focusing on these two countries, Scott L. Greer explores why nationalist mobilization arose when it did and why it stopped at autonomy rather than statehood. He challenges the notion that national identity or institutional design explains their relative success as stable multinational democracies and argues that the key is their strong regional societies and their regional organizations' preferences for autonomy and environmental stability

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ISBN 9780791470473
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ISBN 9780791470480
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ISBN 9780791480298

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Scotland and Catalonia, both ancient nations with strong nationalisms within larger states, are exemplars of the management of ethnic conflict in multinational democracies and of global trends toward regional government. Focusing on these two countries, Scott L. Greer explores why nationalist mobilization arose when it did and why it stopped at autonomy rather than statehood. He challenges the notion that national identity or institutional design explains their relative success as stable multinational democracies and argues that the key is their strong regional societies and their regional organizations' preferences for autonomy and environmental stability

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Scotland and Catalonia, both ancient nations with strong nationalisms within larger states, are exemplars of the management of ethnic conflict in multinational democracies and of global trends toward regional government. Focusing on these two countries, Scott L. Greer explores why nationalist mobilization arose when it did and why it stopped at autonomy rather than statehood. He challenges the notion that national identity or institutional design explains their relative success as stable multinational democracies and argues that the key is their strong regional societies and their regional organizations' preferences for autonomy and environmental stability

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Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political structure and processes > Political structures / systems: democracy

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How long is Nationalism and Self-Government and how many pages does it have?

Nationalism and Self-Government has 234 page(s)

Is Nationalism and Self-Government part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in National Identities

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Nationalism and Self-Government?

Scott L. Greer

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State University of New York Press

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Nationalism and Self-Government is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791470473) and paperback(ISBN 9780791470480) and pdf(ISBN 9780791480298)

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