Overview
- Offers a comparative study of nationalism in Catalonia and Flanders
- Expands our knowledge about debates around the politics of language and linguistic justice
- Addresses the relationship between liberalism and nationalism through a combination of political theory and inter-disciplinary empirical research
Part of the book series: Comparative Territorial Politics (COMPTPOL)
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Is liberalism really compatible with nationalism? Are there limits to linguistic nation-building policies? What arguments justify the imposition of national languages? This book addresses these questions by examining the linguistic disputes in Catalonia and Flanders, two major cases of sub-state nationalism. The book connects two strands of arguments: the political arguments around contested linguistic policies, drawing on a rich set of primary and secondary sources, and the theoretical arguments around liberalism and nationalism. The study also compares the historical trajectory and political dynamics of Catalan and Flemish nationalism. It shows that the relationship between language and nationhood is politically constructed through state nation-building and minority activism. The findings highlight the relevance and pervasiveness of nationalism in contemporary social and political life. This book will appeal to scholars and upper-level students interested in nationalism, contemporarypolitical theory, the politics of language, and comparative territorial politics.
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Keywords
- political theory
- nationalism
- liberalism
- communitarianism
- Will Kymlicka
- Charles Taylor
- Brian Barry
- linguistic justice
- language rights
- ethnolinguistic mobilization
- Catalan nationalism
- Flemish nationalism
- Nation-building
- immersion system
- territoriality
- Flemish Periphery
- liberal nationalism
- language debates
- Contextual Analysis
- facility communes
Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“This is a most timely book. It is about more than linguistic rights in Catalonia and Flanders; it is about the nature of nationalism itself. Elegantly argued, it shows how language debates are, at core, about nationalism and national identity.” (David McCrone, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, UK)
“We owe much to Daniel Cetrà for this especially rich comparative account of Catalonia and Flanders. The book is inspiring, accessible and makes a major contribution to the scholarly literature on nationalism and multinational democracies. Cetrà urges us to recognize the relevance of cultures, identities and territories in the management of diversity and contributes to rethink power dynamics in the search for equality and fairness.” (Alain-G. Gagnon, Canada Research Chair in Quebec and Canadian Studies, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Daniel Cetrà is Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen and the Centre on Constitutional Change, Edinburgh, UK. He specialises in nationalism, independence movements and minority rights.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nationalism, Liberalism and Language in Catalonia and Flanders
Authors: Daniel Cetrà
Series Title: Comparative Territorial Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-08274-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08273-4Published: 05 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-08274-1Published: 20 February 2019
Series ISSN: 2947-8162
Series E-ISSN: 2947-8170
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 210
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regionalism, Comparative Politics, European Politics, Language Policy and Planning, Political History, Political Theory