'The people, year zero' : secessionism and citizenship in Scotland and Catalonia
| Résumé |
The article compares how secessionist elites in Scotland and
Catalonia discursely and legally constituted the people that is the
subject of their claim of self-determination in relation to
immigrant and emigrant populations during their recent bid for
independence (2012-2017). The results point to important
similarities between the two cases, which privileged the
territorial inclusion of immigrants over the ethnocultural
inclusion of emigrants and embraced the principle of multiple
nationality. The outcome is interpreted as a sub-set of a broader
‘independence lite’ strategy, serving the aim of reducing the
prospective cost of independence in the eye of the population they
seek support from, and of the international community of states
they seek recognition from. |
| Mots-clés |
Nationalism, independence, Scotland, Catalonia, citizenship |
| Citation | Arrighi de Casanova, J. T. (2019). 'The people, year zero' : secessionism and citizenship in Scotland and Catalonia. Ethnopolitics, 18(3), 278-297. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 1-3-2019 |
| Nom du périodique | Ethnopolitics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Numéro | 3 |
| Pages | 278-297 |
| Liée au projet | The Regional Dynamics of Integration and Citizenship Regu... |