TY - JOUR
T1 - Multinationalism, constitutional asymmetry and COVID
T2 - UK responses to the pandemic
AU - Basta, Karlo
AU - Henderson, Ailsa
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - 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.
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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117211479&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13537113.2021.1954298
DO - 10.1080/13537113.2021.1954298
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85117211479
VL - 27
SP - 293
EP - 310
JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
JF - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
SN - 1353-7113
IS - 3
ER -