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Bachelor’s Project in English and European Studies– Tina Alsted 5. maj 2011 Grejsen

Catalonia
A study of nationalism and national identity in Catalonia

Bachelor’s project in South European Studies by Tina Alsted Grejsen

Project supervisor: Bente Mosgaard Jørgensen Aarhus School of Business and Social Sciences, University of Aarhus May 5, 2011 No. of characters: 55.931

AarhusSchool of Business and Social Sciences, University of Aarhus

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Bachelor’s Project in English and European Studies– Tina Alsted 5. maj 2011 Grejsen

Table of content
1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................3 1.2 Method.......................................................................................................................................................4 1.2.2. Delimitation ............................................................................................................................................4 2. The theoretical approach.................................................................................................................................5 3. Historical and political aspects to Catalan nationalism ....................................................................................7 3.1 Political Catalanism.....................................................................................................................................7 3.2 Military dictatorship...................................................................................................................................8 3.3 Regaining of autonomy, the Spanish Civil War and Franco ........................................................................8 3.4 Resistance during the Franco regime.........................................................................................................9 3.5 Catalonia in a democratic sphere ...............................................................................................................9 3.6 Convergencia i Unió – CiU ........................................................................................................................10 3.7 Partits dels Socialistes de Catalunya – PSC...............................................................................................10 4. Analysis of historical and political Catalanism ................................................................................................11 4.1. Cultural symbols in political patterns ......................................................................................................12 4.2 Catalonia in theinternational scope ........................................................................................................12 4.2.1 Dispute over revised Statute of Autonomy in 2006 ..............................................................................13 5. Cultural artefacts and symbols of national identity in Catalonia ...................................................................145.1 Language as the most important uniting point for Catalan identity ........................................................15 5.1.1 Language and group theory...................................................................................................................15 5.1.2 Bilingualism and assimilation................................................................................................................15 5.1.3 Language and security ...........................................................................................................................16 5.1.4. Language and hegemony ......................................................................................................................16 5.2. The Catalan national dance; the Sardana...