The research aims to identify the main factors that added up to the recent national revival in Western Europe and to frame this issue within a global context throughout a sociological as well as a juridical perspective.
The two case-study (Corsica and Sardinia) have been choosen for three main reasons: 1) the geographical analogy; 2) the historical situation (the populations are both native minorities); 3) the two islands are both part of a european state member. These common charateristics enable a comparative study and allow to explain the differences between the sardinian and corsican parties in terms of electoral results and political praxis.
National revival: a sociological perspective
- National revival and the origin of national movements
– the effects of globalization
– Contemporary crisis of the nation-state
– Social integration patterns in post-modernity
– A new outlook: the inclusive ethno-nationalism
– Socio-economic factors of nationalism
Juridical settings for the inclusion of minorities
A definition of minority
– Minorities and citizenship
– Self-government and cultural protection
– Confronting french and italian political systems
International reference points
- An International Frame Convention on minorities
– Minorities within the European Union
The cases
- Sardinia
- Corsica
