Europe in the Procés: European (dis-)integration and Catalan secessionism Articles uri icon

authors

  • PORTOS GARCÍA, MARTÍN

publication date

  • July 2020

start page

  • 265

end page

  • 290

issue

  • 3

volume

  • 7

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2325-4823

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2325-4815

abstract

  • Europe remains an essentially contested project, in relation to its boundaries, institutions, and functional scope. In a context characterised by the detachment of key functions from the state, by legal pluralism and complex, overlapping transnational regimes, this article sheds light on the possibilities for plurinational accommodation in the evolving European order. Focusing on secessionist mobilisation, which is a major challenge to territorial integrity and the state, it explores how this plays out within the national and supranational order. Specifically, it explores how the discourses and frames around European institutions and (dis-)integration are built and evolved in the Catalan secessionist movement. In spite of strong variation of discourses across secessionist milieus, pessimistic narratives about the EU predominate, with a progressive estrangement between secessionists and European institutions – having in turn important implications for the prospects of a compromise solution

subjects

  • Sociology

keywords

  • european politics; catalonia; secession; multi-level governance