This book studies the dynamics of political discourse in governance processes. It
demonstrates the process in which political discourses become normative mechanisms, first …

The September 2014 referendum is a milestone in Scotland's history. After 307 years of
union with England and a 15-year experience with devolution, Scottish nationalism is within …

David Torrance reassesses the relationship between'nationalism'and'unionism'in Scottish
politics, challenging a binary reading of the two ideologies with the concept of'nationalist …

Since 1950, devolution reforms have been widespread across Western Europe, leading to
constitutional transformation in Belgium, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom, as well as the …

This article is a theoretical and empirical contribution to the study of the Europeanization of
political parties. On the theoretical side, it draws on the concepts of heresthetics and two …

This article examines the behaviour of ethnic parties and their electorates in four new EU
member states at the 2009 European Parliament (EP) elections. Building on earlier …

European integration has upset many assumptions regarding the distribution of power,
functions and authority across and within states. Scholars have bewailed or rejoiced the …

Abstract Ideas are “claims about descriptions of the world, causal relationships or the
normative legitimacy of certain actions”(Parsons 2002, 48). Beland and Waddan argue that …

Europaskepsis stellt eine wachsende Herausforderung für die Fortentwicklung der
Europäischen Union dar. Im vergangenen Jahrzehnt hat sich der Integrationsprozess …

Traditionally, minority nationalist parties (MNPs) have employed the notion of Europe in
order to advance an alternative to centralized administration within the unitary state. This …