What's up with Catalonia?
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What’s up with Catalonia? List of contributors and articles Ignasi Aragay Journalist The Battle over the audience: language, politics, and culture Laia Balcells Assistant Professor of Political Science at Duke University and affiliated researcher at the Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica, CSIC (Barcelona) Opening the black box of secessionism Germà Bel Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona. Visiting Professor at Cornell University and Princeton University in 2012-2013. Strangers in their own land Laura Borràs Professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at University of Barcelona. Director of the Institution of Catalan Literature. Non-nationalist independentism Alfred Bosch Writer and historian; MP for ERC (pro-independence Republican left) in Spanish Congress of Deputies in Madrid Judo in Madrid Núria Bosch Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona The Viability of Catalonia as a state: fiscal flows Roger Buch i Ros Writer and Professor at Ramon Llull University The CUP: the oldest—and newest—pro-independence party Joan Canadell General Secretary of the Cercle Català de Negocis (Catalan Business Circle) The Catalan Business Model: past, present, and future Pau Canaleta Political and business strategist What happened on November 25th? Salvador Cardús Professor of Sociology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and journalist What has happened to us Catalans? Muriel Casals Professor of Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, President of Òmnium Cultural From Culture to politics via the economy Andreu Domingo Deputy Director of the Centre for Demographics Studies at the Autonomous University of Barcelona Catalonia, land of immigrants Carme Forcadell President of the Catalan National Assembly, professor and consultant Lluís Catalonia, New State in Europe Josep Maria Ganyet Computer engineer, new media professor and entrepreneur. Net activist and would-be poet. Keep Calm and Speak Catalan Salvador Garcia- Co-founder of Emma Network and former consultant, investment banker, and film entrepreneur. Ruiz To my Spanish friends For more information: http://www.cataloniapress.com, http://bit.ly/WhatsupCAT What’s up with Catalonia? List of contributors and articles Àlex Hinojo Wikipedian, Museum Consultant and Open Culture Advocate Yet Another Wiki? Edward Hugh Independent macroeconomist, expert on the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, member of board of directors of Catalunya Caixa bank. Is the perfect always and everywhere the enemy of the good? Oriol Junqueras President of Republican Left of Catalonia. Opposition Leader in Catalan Parliament. 2013: The Transition Year Toward the Referendum on Independence M. Carme Junyent Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Barcelona The Languages of the Catalans J.C. Major Co-founder of Emma Network, New York-based linguist On the prickly matter of language Pere Mayans Professor of Secondary Catalan Language and Literature Education, Director of the Language Immersion and Welcome Service Balcells Schooling in Catalonia, a key element for guaranteeing equal linguistic opportunities for the entire population (1978-2012) Josep M. Muñoz Historian and Editor of the magazine L’Avenç News from Catalonia Mary Ann Newman Writer and translator Americans (Heart) Catalonia: A geometric progression Elisenda Paluzie Professor and Dean of the School of Economics and Business at the University of Barcelona The Finances of the Catalan government: a premeditated asphyxia Vicent Partal Founder and Director of Vilaweb, Vice-president of the European Journalism Center Our place in the world: The land of Barcelona Cristina Perales- Professor of Communication, University of Vic (Catalonia) García How did we get here? A look at the recent history of Catalonia and the Basque Country within Spain Eva Piquer Writer, Cultural journalist, mother of four, Member of the Catalan Parliament Time to say “Yes” Enric Pujol Professor in the Department of Modern and Contemporary History at the Autonomous University of Barcelona Casademont Wilson, Obama, Catalunya and Figueres Marta Rovira- PhD in Sociology from Autonomous University of Barcelona. Researcher and documentarian. Martínez September 11th (1714) and other national symbols of Catalonia Vicent Sanchis Professor in journalism at Ramon Llull University, Editor/Publisher of El Temps magazine, columnist and author Catalonia or Catalan Countries? For more information: http://www.cataloniapress.com, http://bit.ly/WhatsupCAT What’s up with Catalonia? List of contributors and articles Xavier Solano Diplomatic adviser in London and political aide to Scottish MPs in the UK Parliament A Scottish referendum for Catalonia Miquel Strubell Worked in Catalan language government body for 19 years, and currently at the Open University of Catalonia Language in education Matthew Tree Anglo-Catalan writer Catalan language literature: What’s going on? Ramon Tremosa Member of the European Parliament since 2009 Catalonia, new state in Europe? The view from Brussels F. Xavier Vila Director of the University Centre for Sociolinguistics and Communication and Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona It’s always been there. The Position of Catalan and other languages in Catalonia For more information: http://www.cataloniapress.com, http://bit.ly/WhatsupCAT.