Nationalism, Liberalism and Language in Catalonia and Flanders

ISBN-13: 9783030082734 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 210 str.

Daniel Cetra

Spis treści

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

Cases

Approach

Plan of the Book

References

CHAPTER 2. Revisiting Liberal Nationalism

The Terms of the Debate

Concluding Remarks: Revisiting Liberal Nationalism

References

CHAPTER 3. The Politics of Language and Nationalism

Language and Nation

Linguistic Justice

The Politics of Language and Nationalism

References

CHAPTER 4. Nationalism in Catalonia and Flanders

Three Phases in the Development of Nationalist Movements

Phase A

Phase B

Phase C

The Belgian Linguistic Facilities and the Catalan Immersion System

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 5. The Catalan Linguistic Dispute

The Catalan Linguistic Dispute

Liberalism vs Nationalism: The Mobilisation against the System

The Arguments Defending the System

The Arguments against the System

Concluding Remarks

References

Index of Interviews

Index of Documents

CHAPTER 6. The Flemish Linguistic Dispute

The Flemish Periphery and the Municipalities with Linguistic Facilities

Recent Controversies

Liberalism vs Nationalism: The French-speaking Mobilisation against Territoriality

The Arguments Defending the Monolingual Territoriality Principle

The Arguments against the Monolingual Territoriality Principle

Concluding Remarks

References

CHAPTER 7. Debating within Liberal Nationalism

Debating in Catalonia

Debating in Flanders

The Affinity between Political and Academic Arguments

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: Speaking for the Nation

Nationalism, Liberalism, Language

Ten Summary Theses

Context Matters

References

O autorze

​Daniel Cetrà is Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the Centre on Constitutional Change, Edinburgh, UK. He specialises in nationalism, independence movements and minority rights.

Blurb

Is liberalism really compatible with nationalism? Are there limits to linguistic nation-building policies? What arguments justify the imposition of national languages? This book addresses these questions by examining the linguistic disputes in Catalonia and Flanders, two major cases of sub-state nationalism. The book connects two strands of arguments: the political arguments around contested linguistic policies, drawing on a rich set of primary and secondary sources, and the theoretical arguments around liberalism and nationalism. The study also compares the historical trajectory and political dynamics of Catalan and Flemish nationalism. It shows that the relationship between language and nationhood is politically constructed through state nation-building and minority activism. The findings highlight the relevance and pervasiveness of nationalism in contemporary social and political life. This book will appeal to scholars and upper-level students interested in nationalism, contemporary political theory, the politics of language, and comparative territorial politics.

​Daniel Cetrà is Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the Centre on Constitutional Change, Edinburgh, UK. He specialises in nationalism, independence movements and minority rights.