Adam Holesch
Adam Holesch is a post-doctoral fellow and the Project Manager of GLOBE - “Global Governance and the European Union: Future Trends and Scenarios”. Funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 program, GLOBE addresses the strategic priorities identified in the EU Global Strategy such as trade, development, security, climate change, migration and global finance.
Adam finished his PhD at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona in 2016. His research follows an interdisciplinary approach mixing insights from Political Theory, Comparative Politics and Political Economy, studying about all questions of nationalism, regionalism and the European Union. Adam has also published two books on German-Polish relations.
Adam finished his PhD at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona in 2016. His research follows an interdisciplinary approach mixing insights from Political Theory, Comparative Politics and Political Economy, studying about all questions of nationalism, regionalism and the European Union. Adam has also published two books on German-Polish relations.
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secessionist conflict. Building on a triangulation strategy, within which primary data are cross-checked
through semi-structured expert interviews, we examine how the involved central state and secessionist
sub-state actor fought for the support of the supranational party within the EU’s multilevel framework.
We make two entrenched contributions. We find that the Spanish government succeeded in securing
the status quo, not only because of its relations within the bigger European party groups and the
benevolent support of EU member states, but also because of the secessionist-restraining nature of the
EU. The EU switched from the position of non-intervention towards one of open support for the central
state government, and as a result it has developed an informal framework which could deter future
unilateral secession intentions.
at the same time that Bavaria would be a viable state in Europe, and that it would offer inner minorities like the Franconians to decide on their own account whether to remain. However, according to poll data and considering the current party system, there is not the slightest possibility for such a majority for independence.
europeia. Seus principais argumentos são: primeiro, a União Europeia nem pode ser “inventada”, nem pode depender
da ancestralidade e memórias comuns compartilhadas; segundo, a União Europeia não dispõe de ferramentas
suficientes para construir uma “nação”.
the author claims that we can only speak of a
fragile European identity. His main arguments
are: first, the EU can neither been “invented”
nor can it rely on shared memories and
ancestry; second, the lacking nation-building
tools of the European Union.
Books by Adam Holesch
secessionist conflict. Building on a triangulation strategy, within which primary data are cross-checked
through semi-structured expert interviews, we examine how the involved central state and secessionist
sub-state actor fought for the support of the supranational party within the EU’s multilevel framework.
We make two entrenched contributions. We find that the Spanish government succeeded in securing
the status quo, not only because of its relations within the bigger European party groups and the
benevolent support of EU member states, but also because of the secessionist-restraining nature of the
EU. The EU switched from the position of non-intervention towards one of open support for the central
state government, and as a result it has developed an informal framework which could deter future
unilateral secession intentions.
at the same time that Bavaria would be a viable state in Europe, and that it would offer inner minorities like the Franconians to decide on their own account whether to remain. However, according to poll data and considering the current party system, there is not the slightest possibility for such a majority for independence.
europeia. Seus principais argumentos são: primeiro, a União Europeia nem pode ser “inventada”, nem pode depender
da ancestralidade e memórias comuns compartilhadas; segundo, a União Europeia não dispõe de ferramentas
suficientes para construir uma “nação”.
the author claims that we can only speak of a
fragile European identity. His main arguments
are: first, the EU can neither been “invented”
nor can it rely on shared memories and
ancestry; second, the lacking nation-building
tools of the European Union.