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Author Bourne, Angela K

Title The European Union and the accommodation of Basque differnce [sic] in Spain / Angela K. Bourne
Published Manchester : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 166 pages) : maps
Series Europe in change
Europe in change.
Contents 9780719067501; 9780719067501; Copyright; CONTENTS; MAPS; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 The impact of European integration on regional power; 2 Devolution and the accommodation of Basque difference in Spain; 3 Basque participation in the state's EU decisions; 4 The Basque presence in Brussels; 5 More allies, more influence? The Atlantic Arc and transEuropean networks; 6 Basque taxation devolution and the EU's competition imperative; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Index
Summary How does the European Union affect devolution and nationalist conflict in member states? Does the EU reduce the scope of regional self-government or enhance it? Does it promote conflict or cooperation among territorial entities? These are pressing questions in Spanish politics, where devolution has been an important tool for managing nationalist disputes, and for the Basque Country, where protracted and sometimes violent nationalist conflicts persist. Addressing these issues, this book explores prospects for an autonomous Basque role in EU politics; institutional arrangements for autonomous co
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-161) and index
Notes English
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Subject European Union
SUBJECT European Union fast
Subject Regionalism -- Spain
Nationalism -- Spain
Basques -- Spain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
LAW -- International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Administrative and political divisions
Basques -- Politics and government
Nationalism
Regionalism
SUBJECT Spain -- Administrative and political divisions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007138
Subject Spain
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008301405
ISBN 9781847792082
1847792081
9781781701348
1781701342
1847795978
9781847795977
Other Titles European Union and the accomodation of Basque difference in Spain