Journal Article

"Més que un joc?": Sport and contemporary political nationalism in Scotland and Catalonia

Abstract

This article focuses upon two contexts which have arguably received the most academic and media attention with regards to the interconnection between sport and secessionist nationalism, Scotland and Catalonia, given that both ‘submerged nations’ have held public referenda on the topic of independence / secession from the states of the United Kingdom and Spain, respectively. The analysis endeavours to draw parallels between the two contexts in order to critically examine the extent to which similarities and differences are evident in terms of the growth of political nationalism. Finally, the central discussion outlines the extent to which sport contributed to broader political developments in the recent campaigns for the establishment of independent Scottish and Catalan states, focusing upon the actions of prominent sporting personalities and organisations.

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Authors

Whigham, Stuart
Lopez-Gonzalez, Hibai
Ramon, Xavier

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences\Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work

Dates

Year of publication: 2019
Date of RADAR deposit: 2019-01-22

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This RADAR resource is the Accepted Manuscript of "Més que un joc?": Sport and contemporary political nationalism in Scotland and Catalonia