El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas

The unilateral secessionist process of Catalonia, promoted by the autonomic powers and supported by a part of society, was developed during 2017 following a political strategy that tried to repeat the model of unilateral independence declaration of Kosovo, in which the support and international reco...

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Author: Calduch-Cervera, R. (Rafael)|||/items/0a398f62-a1fe-434b-aa33-ae8650b7e619
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Publication date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Navarra
Repository:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/60432
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/60432
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Keyword:Cataluña
España
derecho internacional
secesión
libre determinación
política internacional
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description The unilateral secessionist process of Catalonia, promoted by the autonomic powers and supported by a part of society, was developed during 2017 following a political strategy that tried to repeat the model of unilateral independence declaration of Kosovo, in which the support and international recognition were the key to its success. However, the Catalan international initiative made important legal and political mistakes that were decisive for its failure. In the legal field and with the purpose of avoiding the Spanish system, it wanted to impose an interpretation of self-determination right opposed to establish by the international norms and the practice of States. In international politics, its foreign projection was based on a combination of media propaganda and public diplomacy to pressure the governments of great powers and European institutions, devaluing the importance of their commitments and interests established with the Spanish State. Finally, an attempt was made to base internationally the secessionist aspiration by resorting to a democratic legitimacy that political reality of Catalonia does not endorse electorally. The result has been a failure of secessionist process that has generated an increase in social tension and political instability in Spain and Catalonia, thus delaying the solution of a political problem that cannot be ignored although it still cannot be resolved.
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spelling El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas The international failure of the Catalan independence movement: legal and political causes Calduch-Cervera, R. (Rafael)|||/items/0a398f62-a1fe-434b-aa33-ae8650b7e619 Cataluña España derecho internacional secesión libre determinación política internacional The unilateral secessionist process of Catalonia, promoted by the autonomic powers and supported by a part of society, was developed during 2017 following a political strategy that tried to repeat the model of unilateral independence declaration of Kosovo, in which the support and international recognition were the key to its success. However, the Catalan international initiative made important legal and political mistakes that were decisive for its failure. In the legal field and with the purpose of avoiding the Spanish system, it wanted to impose an interpretation of self-determination right opposed to establish by the international norms and the practice of States. In international politics, its foreign projection was based on a combination of media propaganda and public diplomacy to pressure the governments of great powers and European institutions, devaluing the importance of their commitments and interests established with the Spanish State. Finally, an attempt was made to base internationally the secessionist aspiration by resorting to a democratic legitimacy that political reality of Catalonia does not endorse electorally. The result has been a failure of secessionist process that has generated an increase in social tension and political instability in Spain and Catalonia, thus delaying the solution of a political problem that cannot be ignored although it still cannot be resolved. El proceso secesionista unilateral de Cataluña, promovido desde los poderes autonómicos y apoyado por una parte de la sociedad, se desarrolló durante 2017 siguiendo una estrategia política que aspiraba a repetir el modelo de la declaración unilateral de independencia de Kosovo, en la que el apoyo y reconocimiento internacional constituyeron la clave de su éxito. No obstante la iniciativa internacional catalana cometió importantes errores jurídicos y políticos que se revelaron decisivos para su fracaso. En el ámbito de la legalidad y con la finalidad de eludir el ordenamiento español, quiso imponer una interpretación del derecho de libre determinación de los pueblos contraria a lo establecido por las normas internacionales y la práctica de los Estados. En el ámbito de la política internacional, basó su proyección exterior en una combinación de propaganda mediática y diplomacia pública para presionar a los gobiernos de las grandes potencias y a las instituciones europeas, subestimando la importancia de los compromisos e intereses establecidos con el Estado español. Finalmente, trató de fundamentar internacionalmente la aspiración secesionista recurriendo a una legitimidad democrática que la realidad política de Cataluña no avala electoralmente. El resultado final ha sido un fracaso del proceso secesionista que ha generado un aumento de la tensión social y la inestabilidad política en España y en Cataluña, demorando así la solución de un problema político que no se puede ignorar aunque todavía no se puede resolver. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra https://hdl.handle.net/10171/60432
spellingShingle El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
Calduch-Cervera, R. (Rafael)|||/items/0a398f62-a1fe-434b-aa33-ae8650b7e619
Cataluña
España
derecho internacional
secesión
libre determinación
política internacional
title El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
title_full El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
title_fullStr El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
title_full_unstemmed El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
title_short El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
title_sort El fracaso internacional del independentismo catalán: causas jurídicas y políticas
topic Cataluña
España
derecho internacional
secesión
libre determinación
política internacional
topic_facet Cataluña
España
derecho internacional
secesión
libre determinación
política internacional
url https://hdl.handle.net/10171/60432