Greening self-government? Incorporation of environmental justifications into sub-state nationalist claim making in Spain

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ID6256152
AuthorsStephanie Kerr (0000-0002-8354-6505, University of Lethbridge, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue5
Pages659-680
Publication date2024-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnicities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-7968 • E-ISSN: 1741-2706
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/14687968231171168
OpenAlexW4367835876
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited22

Regional nationalism in Spain – particularly those movements in Catalonia and the Basque Country – have been characterized at the parliamentary level by political parties from both the traditional left and right of the political spectrum. While calls for greater autonomy and even secession are made from both ends of that spectrum, the framings of their calls for self-government vary in content and scope. Since the turn into the 21st century, sub-state nationalist parties of the left - those more typically associated with a prioritization of environmental concerns - in both regions have taken an increased share of the seats in their respective parliaments. Over the same period, climate change has increasingly moved to the front of the list of the concerns of European citizens. This paper investigates the degree to which key regional nationalists of the left have moved to incorporate environmental and climate change concerns into their claim making, narrative, and framings, highlighting both regional, and governance level comparative dynamics

Autonomy · Corporate governance · Economics · Government (linguistics · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secession · Sociology · State (computer science · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance

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