Separatism and Sovereignty in the New Europe: Party Politics and the Meanings of Statehood in a Supranational Context

by Janet Laible

This book investigates the question of why, despite European integration and its challenges to state sovereignty, separatist nationalism continues to thrive in European Union member states. Janet Laible argues that the EU, as a context, a set of resources, and a participatory arena, is deeply implicated in the arguments and tactics of separatists. Contrary to those who believe that European integration has reduced the incentives for separatist politics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230608965
• ISBN13: 9780230608962
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"