The unmaking and remaking of an ethnic boundary. Working-class Castilian speakers in Catalonia and the paradoxes of the independence movement

Aramburu, Mikel

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2018.1543019

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“…Preceded by more than 500 municipal-level non-binding consultations on independence in 2009-2011 (Muñoz & Guinjoan 2013), about 2.3 million people symbolically cast their votes in a massive unofficial voting performance led by extra-institutional actors-and the collaboration of the Generalitat-on 9 November 2014. While "cultural elites" are clearly overrepresented amongst the independentist avantgarde and civil society organisations (Crameri 2015), one major feature of the procés is that it transcended the traditional boundaries of Catalan nationalist parties-also targeting and mobilising working-class Castilian speakers through, e.g., through newly created organisations such as Súmate (Aramburu 2018).…”

Section: Catalan Independence and (Historical) Time In Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

A bourgeois story? The class basis of Catalan independentism

Porta

Portos

2020

Territory, Politics, Governance

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Section: Catalan Independence and (Historical) Time In Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

A bourgeois story? The class basis of Catalan independentism

Porta

Portos

2020

Territory, Politics, Governance

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“…The two documents are framed in the recognition of plurilingualism but emphasise that the Catalan language is the key element to uniting the reception society and accessing all its resources (Lapresta-Rey, Huguet & Fernández-Costales, 2017). As pointed out by Aramburu (2018) this strong relationship between language and social cohesion is linked with the 'Catalan integration model' established by Jordi Pujol (Catalan president from 1980(Catalan president from to 2003. This model adopted an assimilationist approach which differs little from the approach of other countries with more hegemonic languages.…”

Section: Language Learning Immigration and Problematized Bilingualism...mentioning

confidence: 88%

Language and Social Integration in Times of Increasing Anti-Immigration Discourses

Izquierdo¹,

Carrasco²,

Pedro³

2021

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This article analyses the structural barriers affecting the processes of linguistic integration among adult migrants and refugees by focusing on both teachers’ and learners’ experiences in the context of an EU-funded project for good practice exchange. Reflections and assumptions of language teachers for migrants and refugees from four European countries (Spain, Germany, Italy and Poland) are set against the linguistic needs and expectations of their students through the case of a Pakistani migrant woman in Barcelona. Although language training for migrants’ labour integration and participation is widely emphasized by supranational, national and regional institutions, it is not a genuine priority in most of the countries of reception. Limited training focused on issues related to language and anti-immigration and/or nationalist discourses condition well-intended initiatives from third sector organisations. Moving away from purely pedagogical factors, this article aims to contribute to locating language learning as social integration under the lens of social justice.

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“…However, since the beginning of the Process and the serious contemplation of being able to vote in favour or against the independence of Catalonia, the connection between language and Catalan identity has changed significantly. This change also affects Spanish‐speaking Catalans and their recognition as a group (Aramburu, 2018). It cannot be denied that those people who normally or only speak Spanish but who do not oppose a referendum of sovereign self‐determination, and those Spanish speakers who want Catalonia to be independent, are making a decisive contribution to the construction of the Catalan nation.…”

Section: The Secessionist Discourses and Policiesmentioning

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Is there an ethnicity bias in Catalan secessionism? Discourses and political actions

Gifra

Serra²

2021

Nations and Nationalism

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Many charges have been made against Catalan secessionism from a normative or ideological point of view. In this article we would like to focus on the accusation that the secessionist movement is xenophobic, racist or ethnicist. Between 2017 and 2019, and particularly since Quim Torra was named president of the Generalitat, this has been the dominant criticism in the arguments set out against secessionism. We are interested in evaluating the strength of this accusation in this contribution. In this respect, we focus on the discourse and the main legislative actions adopted by the Catalan institutions since embarking on a determined bid for sovereignty, popularly called the Process, in 2010. Our conclusion is that both from discursive and legislative points of view, it can be concluded that Catalan secessionism cannot be considered as an ethnicist movement.

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The unmaking and remaking of an ethnic boundary. Working-class Castilian speakers in Catalonia and the paradoxes of the independence movement

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

A bourgeois story? The class basis of Catalan independentism

A bourgeois story? The class basis of Catalan independentism

Language and Social Integration in Times of Increasing Anti-Immigration Discourses

Is there an ethnicity bias in Catalan secessionism? Discourses and political actions

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