Bourne The European Union and the accommodation of Basque difference in Spain

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84779-208-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Reihe: Europe in Change

How does the European Union affect nationalist conflict and devolution in member states? This books explores this question in the case of Spain, where devolution has been an important instrument for managing nationalist conflict, and the Basque Country, where one of Europe's most protracted nationalist conflicts persists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bourne, Angela

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of maps
List of tables
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1.The impact of European integration on regional power
2.Devolution and the accommodation of Basque difference in Spain
3.Basque participation in the state’s EU decisions
4.The Basque presence in Brussels
5.More allies, more influence? The Atlantic arc and transEuropean networks
6.Basque taxation devolution and the EU’s competition imperative
Conclusion
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bourne Angela:
Angela K. Bourne is Lecturer in European Politics at the University of DundeeAngela K. Bourne is Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Dundee