Europe has had a rocky ride with referendums in recent years: think of Greece’s anti-austerity vote in 2015, or the Brexit shock and Italy’s failed constitutional referendum in December 2016.As the UK found with the 2014 Scottish independence vote, even holding a referendum at all can be highly destabilising to the traditional political order and political party … [Read more...] about High price of crushing Catalonian indy dreams
Andrew Dowling
About Andrew Dowling
Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Cardiff University. Author of 'Catalan Independence and the Future of the Spanish State'.