Left and Right in the Basque Country and Catalonia: The Meaning of Ideology in a Nationalist Context
- 1 September 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in South European Society and Politics
- Vol. 17 (3), 467-485
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2012.701898
Abstract
Why are the Basques and Catalans the most left-wing societies in Europe? Treating peripheral nationalism and ideology as two orthogonal dimensions, the literature to date has not yet provided a systematic theoretical account of this pattern. In an attempt to fill this gap, this paper explores how nationalism has marked the meaning of ideology in these regions. Contrary to the left, the right has been treated as the opponent of regional devolution. The findings highlight the need to revise the orthogonality assumption often made when employing these two dimensions in the study of public opinion in Catalonia and the Basque Country.Keywords
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