Iberianism, Catalan crisis and the rethinking of the European integration process

Iberismo, crisi catalana e ripensamento del processo di integrazione europea

Abstract

Can Iberian Studies contribute to the political and cultural debate on European integration? What does the ongoing Catalan crisis teach us about the impact of regional and national claims for self-determination on the European project? And, finally, how both Iberian Studies and the Catalan crisis contribute to the rethinking of the European integration process? These were the main questions raised when we first engaged in the project of a volume entitled Catalonia, Iberia and Europe, the same questions underlying the research papers of the scholars who have generously accepted our invitation to participate in this book.