The Politics of Flag Display: How Grassroots Mobilisation Shapes Political Resistance to Nation-Building

• In Event: The Politics of Identity in Europe

Brief Overview

This paper explores the determinants of resistance to assimilation policies in minority regions. We show that grassroots mobilisation overrides strategic electoral incentives in driving Catalan mayor's decision to comply with mandatory flag mandates.

Authors

• Isobel Lucy Motts Kemp, University of Barcelona

• Albert Falcó-Gimeno, University of Barcelona