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
Recommended Citation
Shepherd, Valeryn, "Votes and Voices: Minority Languages and Electoral Substate Nationalism in Spain and the United Kingdom" (2022). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1952.
https://doi.org/10.18122/td.1952.boisestate