Anticipated trade, insurance, and fiscal shocks from independence structure preferences for
secession independently from nonmaterial considerations. To test this claim, we draw from …

Can secessionism be a basis for affective or social polarization? Despite much research on
independence movements, their relationship to polarization, a key mechanism theorized as …

Although spatial polarization of attitudes is extremely common around the world, we
understand little about the mechanisms through which polarization on divisive issues rises …

In Catalonia and beyond, the recent upheaval of secessionist mobilizations has challenged
not only extant territorial frameworks and integration processes but also one's …

There are changing dynamics among political regionalization processes and the rescaling
of nation-states in Europe. However, updated and timely research remains scant …

This article explores party strategies in electoral competition in Catalonia in order to test the
existence of ethnic outbidding (;). We contribute with original findings on this case by …

This article follows the approach originally pioneered by Juan Linz to the empirical study of
nationalism. We make use of original survey data to situate the emergent social division …

Can territorial disputes within countries be a basis for affective polarization? If so, how does
it vary across territories? A burgeoning literature on affective polarization has largely …

This article introduces three small, European stateless nations that–invigorated by pervasive
metropolitanisation phenomena–are increasingly shaping calls for devolution: Catalonia …

Economic inequality can have significant political-social impacts, leading to social unrest
and other negative consequences. With a high level of economic inequality and a …