Description: Examines the nature of nationalist mobilization in Scotland and Catalonia.
Brief description: Scott L. Greer is Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He is the author of Territorial Politics and Health Policy: UK Health Policy in Comparative Perspective and the editor of Territory, Democracy, and Justice: Regionalism and Federalism in Western Democracies.
Review Quotes:
"...the book constitutes a valuable addition to the literature on regionalization and territorial dynamics in plurinational contexts. It is particularly recommended to a specialized audience on the subject and researchers with some knowledge of Spanish and British politics, and it can also be appropriate as complementary reading material for postgraduate degree courses." -- Regional and Federal Studies
"...Greer provides a well-researched and well-written overview of the relationship between civil society and nationalist mobilisation movements in Scotland and Catalonia ... Nationalism and Self-Government is an excellent volume for anyone interested in territorial mobilisation in general of the politics of autonomy and devolution in Britain or Spain in particular." -- Political Studies Review
"...Greer's text offers an original, insightful and accessible account of regionalist politics in Scotland and Catalonia." -- Nations and Nationalism
"Greer offers a very important set of general questions and issues related to the broader context of devolution and global-local relations. The idea of civic nationalism presented here has a strong potentiality to become a 'new' form of diversity governance." -- Joan Subirats, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
"This is a significant topic, especially in Europe and Canada. The author provides an excellent critical review of the theoretical literature and also introduces some interesting ideas to the subject." -- Stéphane Paquin, Université de Sherbrooke