Basque and Spanish Identity in a Changing Context
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 20 pages, pdf Description: Subjective national identity has been a widely studied phenomenon, and presents several implications. Membership in a specific “imagined community” and the collective adhesion of the citizens to that community are related to many aspects: economic, cultural and political. In the case of the Basque Country, subjective national identity is normally studied and measured in relation to the Spanish one, as these identities are for some people conflicting, and for others, overlapping. The reallocation of political options and positions in the political spectrum in the Basque Country and Spain, due to the end of violence, among other elements, also has as a consequence a reallocation regarding the identity issue.