TY - JOUR
AU - Basta, Karlo
AU - Henderson, Ailsa
PY - 2021
DA - October
TI - Multinationalism, constitutional asymmetry and COVID: UK responses to the pandemic
JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
EP - 310
VL - 27
IS - 3
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2021.1954298
AB - This article explores how the asymmetric institutionalization of the United Kingdom’s multinationality interacted with the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK’s political elite has traditionally accepted the country’s multinational character, but democratic institutionalization of it occurred relatively recently and in a remarkably asymmetric manner. Only the UK’s minority nations possess devolved governments, while the largest nation, England, is governed directly from the center. This framework has consequences for the pandemic response. It has clarified the relevance of devolved legislatures, but also highlights continued resistance of the UK’s governing elite to acknowledge the multi-level character of the state.
PB - Taylor and Francis
UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/9a2f53d4-435a-449e-a407-8d7aff020b16
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER