Dr Pau Bossacoma Busquets
Dr Pau Bossacoma Busquets is a reader at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). He holds degrees in Law and in Political and Administration Sciences. His research interests lie in political and constitutional theory, self-determination, secession, sovereignty, federalism, and supranational integration.
Select publications
- Bossacoma, P. “Multinational Conflict and Accommodation in Spain: Challenges and Proposals”, in J. Lluch (ed.) Constitutional Structures and Politics in Multinational Democracies. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026, pp. 123-48.
- Bossacoma P. “Reasons for Independence in the European Union: Unraveling the Paradox Between Secession and Integration”. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics 31(3), 2025, pp. 401-424.
- Bossacoma P. “Constitutional Theory of Federalism and the European Union”. European Constitutional Law Review 20(4), 2024, pp. 713-729.
- Bossacoma, P. “Secession from and secession within the European Union: Toward a holistic theory of secession”. International Journal of Constitutional Law 22(1), 2024, pp. 111–133.
- Bossacoma, P. “The regulation of secession”, in A. Abat Ninet (ed.) Constitutional Law and Politics of Secession. Abingdon: Routledge, 2023, pp. 315-34.
- Bossacoma, P. “Self-Determination and Coercion in Spain. The Case of Catalonia”. Revista d’Estudis Autonòmics i Federals – Journal of Self-Government 34, 2021, pp. 291-327.
- Bossacoma, P. “An egalitarian defence of territorial autonomy. The case of Spain”. Revista Catalana de Dret Públic 62, 2021, pp. 90-111.
- Bossacoma, P. Morality and Legality of Secession. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
Select awards
- Josep Maria Vilaseca i Marcet Award from the Institute of Studies on Autonomy for the book manuscript Justícia i legalitat de la secessió.
Further links
https://uoc.academia.edu/PauBossacomaBusquets
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pau-Bossacoma/research
