Andrew DowlingAndrew Dowling is a lecturer in Catalan and Spanish history at Cardiff University. He researches on the contemporary history of Catalonia. He is the author of various articles in these areas including Convergencia i Unio, Catalonia and the new Catalaism' in Sebastian Balfour (ed.), The Politics of Contemporary Spain (Routledge, 2005) and has published in journals including the Journal of Contemporary History, the International Journal of Iberian Studies and Catalan Review. He also contributed articles on Catalonia for Immanuel Ness (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). Read More Read Less