TY - BOOK AU - Laforest,Guy AU - Lecours,André TI - The parliaments of autonomous nations /edited by Guy Laforest and André Lecours T2 - Democracy, diversity, and citizen engagement series SN - 9780773547407 AV - JF511 .P375 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Montreal, Kingston, London, Chicago PB - McGill-Queen's University Press KW - Legislative bodies KW - Nationalities, Principle of KW - Self-determination, National KW - Legislative power KW - Autonomy KW - Ethnicity KW - Political aspects KW - Nationalism KW - Multinational states KW - Federal government KW - Minorities KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; THE PARLIAMENTS OF AUTONOMOUS NATIONS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Abbreviations for Names of Political Parties; Parliament Websites; The Parliaments of Autonomous Nations: An Introduction; 1 The Catalan Parliament's Contribution to the Consolidation and Development of Self-Government and the Defence of Catalonia's National Identity; 2 The Parliament of the Basque Country and the National Issue: The Weaknesses of a Strong Identity; 3 The Parliament of Galicia; 4 The Flemish Parliament and Its Role in a Bipolar Federal System; 5 The Parliament of Quebec: The Quest for Self-Government, Autonomy, and Self-Determination6 The Scottish Parliament; 7 The Assembly of Northern Ireland: Hope and Constraint; 8 The Parliament of Canada; 9 The Westminster Parliament and Territorial Politics in the United Kingdom; 10 The Spanish Parliament: Its Role in the Definition of the National Community and the Politics of National Unity; Conclusion; Contributors; Index; 2; b N2 - How the parliaments of minority national communities and central parliaments express identities and treat self-determination claims UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1250316&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -