Nationalism and Self-Government

Scott L. Greer is Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He is the author of Territorial Politics and Health Policy: UK Health Policy in Comparative Perspective and the editor of Territory, Democracy, and Justice: Regionalism and Federalism in Western Democracies.

"…the book constitutes a valuable addition to the literature on regionalization and territorial dynamics in plurinational contexts. It is particularly recommended to a specialized audience on the subject and researchers with some knowledge of Spanish and British politics, and it can also be appropriate as complementary reading material for postgraduate degree courses." — Regional and Federal Studies"…Greer provides a well-researched and well-written overview of the relationship between civil society and nationalist mobilisation movements in Scotland and Catalonia … Nationalism and Self-Government is an excellent volume for anyone interested in territorial mobilisation in general of the politics of autonomy and devolution in Britain or Spain in particular." — Political Studies Review"…Greer's text offers an original, insightful and accessible account of regionalist politics in Scotland and Catalonia." — Nations and Nationalism"Greer offers a very important set of general questions and issues related to the broader context of devolution and global-local relations. The idea of civic nationalism presented here has a strong potentiality to become a 'new' form of diversity governance." — Joan Subirats, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona"This is a significant topic, especially in Europe and Canada. The author provides an excellent critical review of the theoretical literature and also introduces some interesting ideas to the subject." — Stéphane Paquin, Université de Sherbrooke

• Acknowledgments1. Autonomy and Its Explanations2. Two Stateless Nations: Scotland and CataloniaPart I: Politics 3. Scotland 1960–1979: The Road to Nowhere4. Scotland 1979–1997: Centralization and Backlash5. Catalonia 1975–1980: Compelling Autonomy6. Catalonia 1980–2000Part II: Policies 7. Shaping Autonomous Scotland: The Scotland Office and Scotland Acts8. Constructing Catalonia: Policy Sectors and the Politics of Competencies9. Will they stay or will they go?NotesReferencesIndex