CONVERGING NATIONALISMS: QUéBEC, SCOTLAND, AND WALES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

In many developed post-industrial states increasing agitation for regional and subnational autonomy on the part of nationalist parties has increasingly taken account of the internationalization of domestic politics. One clear manifestation of this phenomenon has occurred in Québec, Scotland and Wales where self-described nationalist parties pay increasing attention to continental integration and have sought to exploit this trend for electoral benefit. This strategic choice is sensible but does not entirely account for the nationalist enthusiasm for integration. Economic and political globalization is acting as an independent variable, altering the discourse of domestic politics and particularly that of nationalist politics.