| ID | 189791 |
| Title Proper | Spain's catalonia issue |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gavrilova, S. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | CONTEMPORARY politics in Spain is marked by extreme instability. The country has been plagued by a string of government crises, the fragmentation of political forces, and complicated electoral processes. But it is Catalan separatism that has dominated Spain's domestic politics over the past decade. While initially a local phenomenon in the first few decades of its active existence, after Catalonia's independence referendum in 2017, Catalan separatism has indisputably become a threat to Spain's territorial integrity. It should be said that "separatism" is what politicians and scholars who champion Spain's territorial integrity call Catalonia's bid for independence; those seeking independence for the region prefer the terms "regionalism" and "nationalism." |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 69, No.2; 2023: p.105-118 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol: 69 No 2 |
| Key Words | Nationalism ; Regionalism ; crisis ; Spain ; Constitution ; Separatism ; Referendum ; Catalonia |