1st Edition

Multinationalism and Covid-19

Edited By André Lecours, Stephanie Kerr Copyright 2023
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

Using the developments in key multinational states, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium, and the United States, this book explores both the impact of the pandemic on nationalism and the broader multinational state as well as the significance of multinationalism for the response to the pandemic. Exogenous forces have the potential to significantly impact the shape and dynamics of... Read more

Introduction: Multinationalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework for Analysis

André Lecours and Stephanie Kerr

1. Multinationalism in the Spanish Territorial Debate during the COVID-19 Crisis. The Case of Catalonia and Intergovernmental Relations

Marc Sanjaume-Calvet and Mireia Grau Creus

2. Multinationalism, Constitutional Asymmetry and COVID: UK Responses to the Pandemic

Karlo Basta and Ailsa Henderson

3. Nationalism and COVID in Belgium: A Surprisingly United Response in a Divided Federal Country

Dave Sinardet and Jade Pieters

4. Trumpist Ethnonationalism and the Federal Response to the COVID-19 Crisis and Other Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico (2017–21)

Jaime Lluch

Conclusion: Looking Forward: Multinationalism and Responses to Covid-19

Stephanie Kerr

Biography

André Lecours is Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His main research interests are nationalism and federalism. His most recent book is Nationalism, Secessionism, and Autonomy.

Stephanie Kerr is Assistant Professor at the University of Lethbridge’s Department of Political Science. Her research specialization focuses primarily on nationalism, political violence, and multi-level governance, with a regional focus on Western Europe and Latin America.