In English Voices From Spain

They are under investigation for sedition

Published in Spanish. “Son investigados por delito de sedición” Almacén de Derecho President of the Catalan Regional Division of the Judicial Professional Association “When democracy and fundamental freedoms are in peril, a judge’s reserve may yield to the duty to speak out.” Judicial Ethics Report 2009-2010 European Network of Councils for the Judiciary Barcelona, October […]

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In English Voices From Spain

State of exception

On September 6 and 7, as I was watching in amazement the sessions of the Catalan Parliament in which the attempt to legitimize a new and improvised legality was staged, I recalled a reflection by Elias Canetti in his Notes, written in London in 1942, when Great Britain was resisting Hitler’s breakthrough throughout Europe: «Whenever […]

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In English Voices From Spain

Lessons from Quebec for Catalan secessionists

Originally published in Spanish. «Lecciones desde Quebec para secesionistas catalanes» Isaac Nahon-Serfaty. Letras Libres. Although the cultural and political context of separatism in Quebec is different from that of the Catalan independence movement, the history of the former could shed light on the future of the latter. Catalan separatist nationalism could afford to learn a […]

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In English Voices From Spain

Catalonia

Originally published in Spanish. Jorge San Miguel. Medium. We arrived at Penedès at noon. We told the owner of the house that we are going to a wedding, just in case. Surely we exaggerate. It is a renovated farmhouse, with a white stone tower that rises on a ridge between vineyards. We eat at Avinyonet […]

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In Italiano Voices From Spain

Lezioni dal Quebec per i secessionisti catalani

Originale: “Lecciones desde Quebec para secesionistas catalanes ”. Isaac Nahon-Serfaty. Letras Libres Il nazionalismo separatista catalano potrebbe imparare alcune lezioni dal separatismo del Quebec. Anche se stiamo parlando di due realtà storiche, culturali e politiche diverse, le sconfitte subite dagli indipendentisti della provincia del Quebec in Canada potrebbero illuminare il futuro dei loro coetanei in […]

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In Italiano Voices From Spain

Un «Referendum dal basso» che riflette un esteso «Processo dall´alto»

Originale: “Un ‘referéndum desde abajo’ que refleja un largo ‘procés desde arriba’ ”. Rubén Díez García. Agenda_Pública Qualche giorno fa è stato pubblicato un interessante articolo che ha avuto una certa ripercussione su studiosi autorevoli, più estranei a questa area di studio. Gli autori richiamavano l’attenzione sul fatto che per capire il procés catalano è necessario tenere presente la pressione […]

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En Français Voices From Spain

Leçons depuis le Québec pour sécessionnistes catalans

Publié à l’origine en espagnol: Isaac Nahon-Serfaty. Letras Libres Bien que le contexte culturel et politique dans lequel s’est déroulé le mouvement séparatiste au Québec soit différent de l’indépendantisme en Catalogne, l’histoire du premier pourrait apporter des éclairages pour le devenir du second. Le nationalisme séparatiste catalan aurait quelques leçons à recevoir du séparatisme québécois. […]

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