http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20171007-105759 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/homage-to-catalonia-how-to-lift-the-gridlock-of-constitutional-crisis-in-spain/ Homage to Catalonia: How to Lift the Gridlock of Constitutional Crisis in Spain Skoutaris, Nikos eng 2017-10-06 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Catalonia Constitutional Crisis secession Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 83 years after the first proclamation of a Catalan State, Catalonia seems once again to be on the verge of unilaterally declaring its independence, giving cause to a grave constitutional crisis in Spain. Although, until now, the intransigence of both sides has led to this gridlock, there is always space for a compromise that could de-escalate the crisis. However, such compromise should be characterised by a number of principles that could help the two sides present the future agreement as a win-win situation.