CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Seiden, Isabel Madeleine |
|---|---|
| Title | Hurtling Towards Nothing Explaining the Escalation of the Contemporary Catalan Crisis |
| Summary | While Catalonia has been a part of a larger Spanish kingdom since well before the unification of Spain in the fifteenth century, there have been confrontations over the status of this relationship throughout their shared history. The central claims of the Catalan movement have shifted over time between nationalist, autonomist, federalist, and separatist, as has the relative strength and stability of Catalonia vis-a-vis Spain. Accordingly, the responses of the Spanish state to Catalan demands have varied considerably, from the brutal repression of Francisco Franco’s regime to the willing devolution of powers to Barcelona during Spain’s democratic transition. This paper will examine Spain’s responses to recent confrontations with Catalan nationalism, with the aim of explaining the shifting demands of the current Catalan movement from pro autonomy in 2004 to a unilateral declaration of independence in 2017. |
| Supervisor | Jenne, Erin K |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/seiden_isabel.pdf |
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