ETA's terrorist campaign: from violence to politics, 1968-2015

This text analyses the rise and decline of the Basque terrorist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA, Basque Homeland and Freedom).

ETA declared a unilateral ceasefire in November 2011, bringing to a close a campaign of political violence that started in the late 1960s.

By the beginning of the 21st century, the overwhelming majority of secession supporters agreed that an independent Basque homeland would be realised through 'ballots' and not 'bullets'.

Providing an inter-disciplinary overview of radical Basque nationalism that pays special attention to the drivers for ETA's decline, defeat and disbandment, this book includes chapters by historians, political scientists and sociologists who offer three important theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature on nationhood and security studies.