Sovereignty Revisited: The Basque Case [Paperback]

Introduction ; 1 Sovereignty, boundaries and violence: Constructing the Basque national self (1959-2011); 2 Changes in the Basque sovereignty demand; 3 Sovereignty and contention: The evolution of Basque nationalism in Spain; 4 The contested transnational mirror of the Basque Country: Playing homeland politics with the diaspora; 5 Multiple sovereignties? Civil society and territorial construction in Iparralde; 6 Sovereignty, capacity and democracy: The Basque case; 7 Basque sovereignty revisited;

This book explores the new debates on Basque sovereignty and statehood that have emerged in the post-violence Basque political scenario. It deciphers how sovereignty is understood or imagined by a revitalized civil society after the unilateral cessation of operations by ETA (Basque Homeland and Freedom). The contributors to this book investigate the new political field developing in the nexus between conventional party politics, established socio-cultural and linguistic organizations, creative civil society initiatives, and innovative activism.

This book is for graduate students, scholars and professionals in political science, social anthropology, European studies, political philosophy, transnational studies, sociology, political geography, and global studies. It will also be of interest to academic specialists in Basque studies, specialists working on sovereignty, nationalism and globalization, and professionals in governance, international relations, foreign affairs, European politics and diplomacy.

This book explores new debates on Basque sovereignty and statehood that have emerged in the post-violence Basque political scenario. Contributors investigate the new political field developing between conventional party politics, established socio-cultural and linguistic organizations, creative civil society initiatives, and innovative activism.

?shild Kol?s