Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
self-determination, independence movements, Europe, European Union
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science
Abstract
The European Union (EU) was created to bring European countries together, but could it also have the effect of breaking countries apart? This was the question I chose to evaluate for my research. I worked as an intern with the Scottish National Party (SNP), a political party seeking independence for Scotland from the United Kingdom, in the European Parliament in Brussels Belgium. On the European level, the SNP combines with other independence-seeking parties from various minority nations across Europe, such as the Catalonians and Basques in Spain, the Welsh in the United Kingdom, the Flemish in Belgium, etc. Together these parties form the European Free Alliance, which works to protect and promote the rights of minority nations in Europe and seeks independent country status for their regions.
Recommended Citation
Plamondon, Jeannine and Damron, Dr. Danny
(2013)
"Self-Determination and Independence Movements in Europe: The European Union’s Role,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 401.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/401