Abstract

In recent years, nationalist politics in Catalonia reached new heights with annual protests demanding independence from Spain. Meanwhile, the population of foreign nationals in Catalonia grew rapidly. This study analyzes primary sources from political immigrant outreach initiatives to investigate how immigrants have been mobilized in the shifting politics of Catalan nationalism. Politicians use the conversion of immigrants into “new Catalans” to consolidate Catalan identity and promote nation-building. This study traces the interplay of the inclusive and the coercive aspects of discourses appealing directly to immigrants. With rising separatism, long-standing Catalan-language priorities were demoted to win immigrants to the separatist cause.

摘要

近年来，加泰罗尼亚的民族主义政治达到了新的高度，每年的抗议活动都要求脱离西班牙独立。同时，加泰罗尼亚的外国公民人数迅速增长。这项研究分析了来自政治移民扩展计划的主要资源，以调查如何在动荡的加泰罗尼亚民族主义政治中动员移民。政治家利用移民向“新加泰罗尼亚人”的转变来巩固加泰罗尼亚人的身份并促进国家建设。这项研究追踪了直接吸引移民的话语的包容性和强制性方面的相互作用。随着分离主义的加剧，长期存在的加泰罗尼亚语优先权被降级，以争取移民参加分离主义事业。