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Annual Review 2 2017 2017 2 ― Journal on Culture, Power and Society Power ― Journal on Culture, Annual Review Special Issue Plurinationality, Federalism and Sovereignty in Spain: at the Crossroads Contributions Igor Calzada; Rafael Castelló; Germà Bel; Toni Rodon and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet; Mariano M. Zamorano; Luis Moreno Special Issue Cultural changes at university institutions: agentification and quality management Contributions Martí Parellada and Montserrat Álvarez; Manuel Pereira-Puga; Javier Paricio; Juan Arturo Rubio; ENG Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares and Alberto Amaral; ISSN: 0212-0585 Antonio Ariño; Andrea Moreno and Tatiana Sapena €6.00 Miscellaneous DEBATS — Journal on Culture, Power and Society Annual Review 2 2017 Annual Review, 2 2017 President of the Valencia Provincial Council [Diputació de València] Jorge Rodríguez Gramage Deputy for Culture Xavier Rius i Torres Director of The Institution of Alfonso The Magnanimous: The Valencian Centre for Research and Investigation (IAM–CVEI) [Institut Alfons el Magnànim. Centre Valencià d’Estudis i d’Investigació] Vicent Flor The opinions expressed in papers and other texts published in Debats. Revista de cultura, poder i societat [Debates. 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Introduction: post-politics and the validity of nationalism in the Spanish state — 07 / 17 Mariano Martín Zamorano Post-national urbanity beyond (pluri)nation(al) states in the EU: Benchmarking Scotland, Catalonia, and the Basque Country — 19 / 31 Igor Calzada States, nations, and societies: a case study of Valencia — 33 / 46 Rafael Castelló-Cogollos Plurinational states and infrastructures — 47 / 57 Germà Bel i Queralt A trip through the corridors of power: the evolution of the regional debate in Catalonia — 59 / 77 Toni Rodon and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet Cultural policy governance, sub-state actors, and nationalism: a comparative
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