Showing posts with label regional elections. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regional elections. Show all posts

Thursday, 1 October 2015

Catalan elections useful academic links.

Here are some links relating to the recent Catalan regional elections

Official results 
Get results notices and information on election procedures from the Catalan regional government website.

 Analysis Debate and discussion
Catalonia votes  is an excellent English language website from
the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT), a public-private partnership designed to foster dialogue and connect the citizens of Catalonia with the rest of the world. It includes a series of links to a collection of policy papers from academics. Many cover regional independence issues.
CIDOB has some papers on the possible economic effects of secession
Anuari Polític de Catalunya annual political review from Institute of Political and Social Sciences (ICPS)


Polls
CEO conducts regular political barometers on attitudes towards independence. the newspapers listed below also have features on public opinion.

Blogs
The Conversation blog - Academics from Uk Universities.
LSE EUROPP blog
Centre on Constitutional Change
Open Democracy Net

News coverage.
BBC coverage.
Guardian 
Spain report - monitors Spanish language press and provides independent analysis. Some services of the site are fee based.
El Pais
La Vanguardia

El Periodico
El Mon - catalan

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Catalonia referendum 2014 recommended academic resources.

self-determination referendum, 2014 took place in November 2014
On 23 January 2013 the Parliament of Catalonia adopted by 85 favourable votes, 41 against, and 2 abstentions the "Declaration of Sovereignty and of the Right to Decide of the Catalan People". It caled for self determination. however the spanish government blocked a full referendum and the it was branded a consultation not a full referendum by the authorities prior to the vote
The official government website Govern de la Generalitat de Catalunya has the provisional results

El Pais coverage
Van Guardia
Ultima Hora
Catalonia Votes website  is an initiative of the Public Diplomacy Council of Catalonia (DIPLOCAT), a public-private partnership designed to foster dialogue and connect the citizens of Catalonia with the rest of the world.
It has news plus some interesting policy papers
Opendemocracy net discussion
Open Europe blog summary.
The Conversation

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Catalan referendum recommended websites

This week Voters in Spain's Catalonia region have given a majority to parties seeking Catalan independence
here are some recommended websites for research.
The official administration site has results and information about the political system

The Guardian has some good background articles on the political importance of the vote and its outcome.
El Pais has detailed analysis and voting outcomes.
Coverage from Catalan News Agency (CNA) is the (English site of the Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN), the publicly owned news agency of Catalonia)
Nacio digital Catalan newspaper has coverage
as does El Punta.

 CEO barometer maps public opinion in the region towards elections and independence
Information on key groups campaigning for independence can be found on these websites:



The Assemblea Nacional Catalana (Catalan National Assembly, ANC) is an organization that aims at regaining the political independence of Catalonia through the establishment of a free and democratic State.
Solidariat Catalana per la Independència - grassroots social movement

For coverage of the 2012 independence pritests see also.
• 11s2012.cat http://www.11s2012.cat/ Monitoring of the activity of the hashtag #11s2012 on Instagram and Twitter. (Catalan)
and ara.cat 11th september pages.