Prefigurative politics and sub-state nationalist movements. The case of young Basque-nationalist left activists

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ID2993705
AuthorsAne Larrinaga (0000-0002-7447-145X, University of the Basque Country), Iker Iraola (0000-0001-7972-1449, University of the Basque Country, corresponding author), Onintza Odriozola (0000-0003-4316-4948, University of the Basque Country), Mila Amurrio (0000-0002-2015-6278, University of the Basque Country), Julen Zabalo (0000-0002-4470-1728, University of the Basque Country)
Year2025
Volume31
Issue4
Pages510-526
Publication date2025-07-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Identities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4630 • E-ISSN: 1363-0296
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13504630.2025.2470457
OpenAlexW4408012232
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited56

This article explores the relation between left-wing sub-state nationalist movements and late modern prefigurative politics, a field of study little developed until now. The analysis is based on a case study on nationalist youth activism in the Basque Country, carried out by means of a qualitative methodological approach using in-depth interviews. The reformulations and adjustments of discourse in the post-ETA nationalist movement were addressed based on the meaning young people give to their political activity. The analysis reveals that the left-wing nationalist movement provides the social and political conditions necessary for developing new prefigurative politics, unlike the traditional politics of ethnic nation building. It likewise shows that, due to its previous contentious nature, nationalist ideology is sensitive to the different systems of oppression and is affected by the conflict agendas typical of late modernity, with the result that younger generations transfer global practices and discourses to the local level

Nationalism · Nationalist Movement · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Basque language and culture studies · Cultural Identity and Heritage · Gender Studies · Law · Spanish History and Politics

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