Nations Against the State: The New Politics of Nationalism in Quebec, Catalonia and Scotland

Quebec, Catalonia, and Scotland are three stateless nations looking for a future in a world beyond the nation state. This book argues that national identity may be a vital source of social cohesion in a world dominated by markets and global forces, but that this does not necessarily entail sovereign statehood in the traditional sense. These three nations are harbingers of a new post-sovereignist nationhood.

Author Biography: Michael Keating is Professor of Scottish Politics at the University of Aberdeen and Professor in Regional Studies, European University Institute, Florence.