What’s up with Catalonia? “. the causes which impel them to the separation . .” Edited by Liz Castro Catalonia Press What’s up with Catalonia? The causes which impel them to the separation Translated and edited by Liz Castro Published by Catalonia Press http://www.cataloniapress.com Ashfield, Massachusetts, USA Copyright © 2013 Each writer maintains the copyright for his or her respective article. Cover design: Andreu Cabré © 2013 All rights reserved Proofreading: Margaret Trejo Notice of rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except by the collaborators themselves each of whom may publisher his or her own article on his or her own website. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact
[email protected] ISBN: Print: 978-1-61150-032-5 EPUB: 978-1-61150-033-2 Kindle: 978-1-61150-034-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2013901821 Contents Editor’s note 7 Liz Castro Prologue: A new path for Catalonia 9 Artur Mas i Gavarró President of Catalonia Catalonia, a new state in Europe 13 Carme Forcadell Lluís 2013: The transition year toward the referendum on independence 19 Oriol Junqueras Premeditated asphyxia 23 Elisenda Paluzie It’s always been there 31 F. Xavier Vila Catalonia, land of immigration 39 Andreu Domingo Opening the black box of secessionism 45 Laia Balcells Schooling in Catalonia (1978–2012) 51 Pere Mayans Balcells The view from Brussels 59 Ramon Tremosa i Balcells Keep Calm and Speak Catalan 67 Josep Maria Ganyet Wilson, Obama, Catalonia, and Figueres 75 Enric Pujol Casademont News from Catalonia 79 Josep M.