The Federalization of Spain

ISBN-13: 9780714681641 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 196 str.

Luis Moreno

Opis

The process of devolution in Spain was initiated with the transition to democracy after the death of General Franco. Since 1978, the country has gone through a simultaneous process of democratization and federalization. The first chapter in this volume discusses theoretical concepts, such as ethnic group, nation-state, nationalism, or federalism. A review of the historical background of plural Spain is followed by an analysis of the transfers of political to historical nationalities (Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia) and regions. The final chapters deal with the dual identity expressed by a majority of Spaniards, and future scenarios for a federal Spain.

Recenzje

'Consistently insightful, well-focused, succint and very readable .. .recommended at all levels.' - Choice

'The Moreno study is a rare work in the social dimension of federalism. It serves to remind institutional and exchange-orientated analysts that, as most historians take for granted, the social order is part of the fabric of the polity.' - Publius

'Moreno fills an analytical gap in his research, regarding issues of regional autonomy, ethnoterritorial relations and internal accommodation within a state of plural composition.' - Dialogue

'An excellent contribution to the literature regionalism, nationalism and federalism using the fascinating case of Spain, or, as the author terms it, "an open model of asymmetrical decentralisation" ... rather than providing yet another account of regionalism and decentralisation in Western Europe, the book presents an exceptionally rich overview to the decentralised arrangements in Spain.' - West European Politics

Spis treści

Concepts and assumptions; the development of the Spanish National State; the mode of relations within decentralized Spain; the federalizing Estado de las Autonomias; conclusion - unity and diversity in Spain.

O autorze

Authored by Moreno, Luis