The claims for sovereignty and independence in Quebec, Scotland and Catalonia show that
secession demands are not necessarily heading for disappearance in consolidated liberal …

Regional and national identities are significant determinants of people's support for
secession. Most previous works, however, have implicitly assumed that national identity has …

In 2019 alone, Spanish citizens went to the polls at least four times–two general elections,
European elections, local elections and, for some, regional elections. Moreover, in the 2016 …

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 paper examines the context, campaign and main determinants of how Catalans voted
in the 2015 regional election. The elections were exceptional because the incumbent and …

Referendums on independence in liberal democracies are rare, even more so when held
without the agreement of the central government. On 1 October 2017, a referendum on …

This article compares Basque and Catalan mobilisation towards the EU over the period from
1992 to 2022. The contrasting trajectories of these regions are approached through the …

The constitutional quagmire between the Catalan government and the Spanish state has
dominated debate in academic, political and public spheres for several years. This article …

This paper explores the relationship between the economic turmoil generated by the Great
Recession and the increase of secessionism. Some authors have stressed that the Great …

This article examines the outcome of the July 2023 election in Spain. Despite the right-and
far-right bloc winning a higher share of the votes, the two main incumbent parties on the left …