Catalonia's Separatist Swell

Arbeitspapier | Working paper

Artur Mas, the regional leader of Catalonia, signed a decree on September 27 calling for a non-binding consultation on independence to be held on November 9 to determine the region's fate. Recent polls indicate that half of Catalans would vote to break away from Spain, while the other half would vote to stay on current or more autonomous terms. In the likely scenario that the Spanish Constitutional Court suspends the decree on the grounds that it is illegal, Mas is expected to call off the November 9 consultation. If he backs down on the consultation, however, pressure will rise in Catalonia for early regional elections. His party, Convergència i Unió, will likely lose votes in such elections to the more radically pro-independence party, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC). If ERC makes big gains, Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, may soon face a new partner in Barcelona - one who is less willing to negotiate. Madrid would be wise to offer Barcelona far more than just fiscal concessions.

Object Details

• ISSN: 2198-5936
• Extent: Seite(n): 6
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: DGAP kompakt (12)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen ; Separatismus ; politische Unabhängigkeit ; politischer Konflikt ; Innenpolitik ; Regionalismus ; Volksabstimmung ; Volksentscheid ; politische Entscheidung ; Autonomie ; Spanien

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Salih, Cale
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
• (where): Deutschland, Berlin
• (when): 2014

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53851-2
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST