| ID | 137432 |
| Title Proper | Nationalist politics at the crossroads |
| Other Title Information | the Basque Nationalist Party and the challenge of sovereignty (1998–2014) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mees, Ludger |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the past two decades the Basque Nationalist Party's political strategy has exemplified its historical oscillation between, on the one hand, a more radical claim to Basque sovereignty supported mostly by nationalist forces and, on the other, a comparatively more moderate Realpolitik aimed at achieving higher degrees of regional autonomy and cross-party consensus as a means of more gradual Basque nation-building. In contrast to the mainstream interpretation forwarded by the media and other political parties, the main difference between the relatively more radical or moderate strategies of the PNV is not a higher or lower ideological profile of the claim for Basque sovereignty but a different strategic decision concerning the problem of how to bring together the struggle for sovereignty and the reality of Basque pluralism. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 21, No.1; Jan-Mar 2015: p.44-62 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol: 21 No 1 |
| Key Words | Political Strategy ; Nationalist Politics ; Basque Nationalist Party ; Sovereignty - 1998-2014 ; Basque Pluralism |