Regionalist Parties in Western Europe (Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science)

The trade-off study over the regionalistic parties in Europe, current of the editors, is a singular politics-scientific factory, which knows to document in the most diverse details over it. Begun of the "Sudtiroler Volkspartei" up to the baskischen minority party the authors lead to more exact details over the parties and explain why and which role have played and will play such party types in the future in Europe. Ethnoregionalist Parties Are An Increasingly Influential Political Phenomenon In Many Western European Countries. This Volume Explores The Successes And Failures Experienced By These Parties In Post-war Europe. 1. Introduction: Ethnoregionalist Parties As Ethnic Entrepreneurs / Huri Tursan -- 2. Ethnoregionalist Parties In Western Europe: Theoretical Considerations And Framework Of Analysis / Ferdinand Muller-rommel -- 3. The Volksunie And The Dilemma Between Policy Success And Electoral Survival In Flanders / Lieven De Winter -- 4. Regionalist Parties In French-speaking Belgium: The Rassemblement Wallon And The Front Democratique Des Francophones / Jo Buelen And Ruth Van Dyck -- 5. Nationalist Parties In Catalonia: Convergencia Democratica De Catalunya And Esquerra Republicana / Juan Marcet And Jordi Argelaguet -- 6. Moderate Nationalist Parties In The Basque Country: Partido Nacionalista Vasco And Eusko Alkartasuna / Beatriz Acha Ugarte And Santiago Perez-nievas -- 7. The Scottish National Party: Development And Change / James L. Newell -- 8. Plaid Cymru: Dilemmas And Ambigulties Of Welsh Regional Nationalism / Thomas Christiansen -- 9. The Lega Nord / Marco Tarchi -- 10. The Sudtiroler Volkspartei: A Hegemonic Ethnoregionalist Party / Anton Holzer And Barbara Schwegler -- 11. The Failure Of Regionalist Party Formation In Corsica / Claude Olivesi -- 12. Co-operation Between Regionalist Parties At The Level Of The European Union: The European Free Alliance / Peter Lynch -- 13. Conclusion: A Comparative Analysis Of The Electoral, Office And Policy Success Of Ethnoregionalist Parties / Lieven De Winter. Edited By Lieven De Winter & Huri Türsan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 10 Series editor's preface......Page 12 Notes on contributors......Page 14 Preface......Page 16 List of abbreviations......Page 18 Introduction: ethnoregionalist parties as ethnic entrepreneurs......Page 20 Ethnoregionalist parties in Western Europe: theoretical considerations and framework of analysis......Page 36 The Volksunie and the dilemma between policy success and electoral survival in Flanders......Page 47 Regionalist parties in French-speaking Belgium: the Rassemblement Wallon and the Front Democratique des Francophones......Page 70 Nationalist parties in Catalonia: Convergncia Democrtica de Catalunya and Esquerra Republicana......Page 89 Moderate nationalist parties in the Basque Country: Partido Nacionalista Vasco and Eusko Alkartasuna......Page 106 The Scottish National Party: development and change......Page 124 Plaid Cymru: dilemmas and ambiguities of Welsh regional nationalism......Page 144 The Lega Nord......Page 162 The Sdtiroler Volkspartei: a hegemonic ethnoregionalist party......Page 177 The failure of regionalist party formation in Corsica......Page 193 Co-operation between regionalist parties at the level of the European Union: the European Free Alliance......Page 209 Conclusion: a comparative analysis of the electoral, office and policy success of ethnoregionalist parties......Page 223 Index......Page 267 Ethnoregionalist parties are an increasingly influential political phenomenon in many Western European countries. Despite this there has been little systematic study of these important political parties. This volume fills the gap with an exploration of the successes and failures experienced by ethnoregionalist parties in post-war Europe.Regionalist Parties in Western Europe looks in detail at the fortunes of twelve regionalist parties in: the Basque country, Corsica, French speaking Belgium, Scotland, Wales, Catalonia, Flanders, Italy, and South Tyrol. Ethnoregionalist parties are an increasingly influential political phenomenon in many Western European countries. Despite this there has been little systematic study of these important political parties. This volume fills the gap with an exploration of the successes and failures experienced by ethnoregionalist parties in post-war Europe. Regionalist Parties in Western Europe looks in detail at the fortunes of twelve regionalist parties the Basque country, Corsica, French speaking Belgium, Scotland, Wales, Catalonia, Flanders, Italy, and South Tyrol.