Territorial Politics in Catalonia and Scotland

Paul Anderson is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Liverpool John Moores University.

• Introduction 1 The politics of accommodation in plurinational states 2 Nationalism, autonomy and secessionism in Catalonia and Scotland 3 Territorial politics in Catalonia: institutional instability, judicial dominance and constitutional crisis 4 Territorial politics in Scotland: enhanced autonomy, taking back control and constitutional contestationConclusion: Nations in fluxEpilogue: Unsettled constitutional futuresReferences

'This book offers a timely, ambitious study of the transformation of territorial politics in Catalonia and Scotland, with lessons for other stateless nations seeking recognition and empowerment. It provides political actors, practitioners and scholars with essential insights to manage tensions between minority and majority nations in our ever more complex world.'Alain-G. Gagnon, President, Royal Society of Canada, Université du Québec à Montréal