Publication Date

5-2022

Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)

3-9-2022

Type of Culminating Activity

Thesis

Degree Title

Master of Arts in Political Science

Department

Political Science

Supervisory Committee Chair

Julie VanDusky-Allen, Ph.D.

Supervisory Committee Member

Ross Burkhart, Ph.D.

Supervisory Committee Member

Brian Wampler, Ph.D.

Abstract

Substate nationalist political parties are a key component of the electoral politics of Spain and the United Kingdom. The demographic support that these parties receive is often tied to speakers of regional languages. In this paper, six regions in the two countries - Scotland, Catalonia, the Basque Country, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Galicia - are examined using geographic data analysis to determine whether communities with a high level of minority language speakers are more likely to vote for substate nationalist parties. In most of the cases, I find that there is a strong connection between the two.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18122/td.1952.boisestate

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