Michael Keating / John McGarry (eds.)

European Integration and the Nationalities Question

Herausgeber: Mcgarry, John; Keating, Michael

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Produktbeschreibung

This topical book examines the effect of European integration on relations between states and minority nations. The editors, picking up an older vocabulary, call this the "nationalities question." This new collection brings together the leading specialists in the field, and covers a wide range of cases, from Northern Ireland in the West, to Estonia and Latvia in the East, and Cyprus in the South-East. The contributors assess how European integration has affected the preparedness of states to accommodate minorities across a range of fundamental criteria, including: enhanced rights protection; autonomy; the provision of a voice for minorities in the European and international arena; and the promotion of cross-border cooperation among communities dissected by state frontiers. The comprehensive chapters stress the importance of the nationality question, and the fact that, contrary to the hopes and beliefs of many on the left and right, it is not going to go away. Beginning with an introductory essay that summarizes the impact of "European Integration on the Nationalities Question," this accessible book will be of strong interest to scholars and researchers of Politics, Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and European Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 155mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 776g
• ISBN-13: 9780415401005
• ISBN-10: 0415401003
• Artikelnr.: 21689831

Autorenporträt

John McGarry is Professor of Political Studies and Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. Michael Keating is Professor of Regional Studies at the European University Institute in Florence and Professor of Scottish Politics at the University of Aberdeen.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: European Integration and the Nationalities Question
Section A. Theoretical and Comparative Approaches 2. Europe, the State and
the Nation 3. The Evolving Basis of European Norms of Minority Rights:
Rights to Culture, Participation and Autonomy 4. National Minorities and EU
Enlargement: External or Domestic Incentives for Accommodation? 5.
Autonomy, Power-Sharing and Common Citizenship -- Principles for
Accommodating National Minorities in Europe 6. Kin-States Protecting
National Minorities: Positive Trend or Dangerous Precedent? 7. Minorities,
Violence, and Statehood on the European Periphery 8. The Impact of
Post-Communist Regime Change and European Integration on Ethnic Minorities:
The 'Special' Case of Ethnic Germans in Eastern Europe 9. Cross-border
Minorities and European Integration in Southeast Europe: The Hungarians and
Serbs Compared Section B. Case-Studies 10. From 'Full National Status' to
'Independence' in Europe -- The Case of Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales
11. Nations Without States in the EU: the Catalan Case 12. Scottish
Autonomy and European Integration: The Response of Scotland's Political
Parties 13. Basque Nationalism: Sovereignty, Independence and European
Integration 14. Liberalising Estonia's Citizenship Policy: The Role of the
European Union, OSCE and Council of Europe 15. Europe's Limits: European
Integration and Conflict Management in Northern Ireland 16. Breton Identity
Highlighted by European Integration 17. Baltic Identities and Interests in
a European Setting: A Bottom-Up Perspective 18. EU Accession and Conflict
Resolution in Theory and Practice: the Case of Cyprus