Batons and ballots: The effectiveness of state violence in fighting against Catalan separatism

What are the consequences of police brutality in fighting against the Catalan secessionist movement? While Spanish authorities resorted to violence with the hope that forceful action would deter further support for separatism, recent studies of repression argue that state violence tends to backfire....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joan Barceló
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168018781747