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Category Archives: Jose Javier Olivas
Jun 29 2021
Vox, Covid-19, and populist discourses in Spain
Comments Off on Vox, Covid-19, and populist discourses in SpainBy José Javier Olivas Osuna and José Rama The radical right party Vox has been a harsh critic of the Spanish government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on the qualitative and quantitative content analysis of parliamentary speeches, during the … Continue reading
Posted by: June 29, 2021
Tagged with: Covid-19, populism, Spain, Vox
Dec 11 2019
Debate: Social Fragmentation in Catalonia: a civil conflict?
Comments Off on Debate: Social Fragmentation in Catalonia: a civil conflict?This event explored the endogenous historical factors and contemporary dynamics that have led to unprecedented political polarisation and social fragmentation within Catalonia around the issues of secession, ethnic identity and language. The event took place on Faw 2.04, Fawcett House, … Continue reading
Posted by: December 11, 2019
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, civil conflict, Independence, social fragmentation
Dec 8 2017
A Podcast on the Catalan Crisis
5 CommentsWith Jose Javier Olivas, Mireia Borrell and Michael Cottakis In this Talking Europe Podcast by the 1989 Generation Initiative our Editor Jose Javier Olivas Osuna discusses the Catalan crisis with Mireia Borrell, in a conversation moderated by Michael Cottakis. They set out the historical … Continue reading
Posted by: December 8, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, populism, Referendum
Jun 14 2017
Does the Catalan Independence Movement Really ‘Love Democracy’?
5 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas On 9 June 2017, the Catalan government announced a self-determination referendum to be held on 1 October 2017. Two days later, next to a big banner with the slogan ‘Love Democracy’ and in front of 40,000 … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, populism, Referendum, Spain, Spanish constitution
Dec 14 2015
Why Ciudadanos’ Albert Rivera is the candidate best placed to oust Mariano Rajoy as Spanish PM
1 CommentBy Jose Javier Olivas Spain will hold a general election on 20 December, with opinion polls indicating a tight contest between four parties for the largest share of the vote – the governing People’s Party (PP), who have a small … Continue reading
Posted by: December 14, 2015
Tagged with: Ciudadanos, elections, Podemos, PP, PSOE, Spain
Sep 28 2015
A bitter victory for Catalan pro-independence nationalists
6 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas This time the polls got it right. The nationalist pro-independence coalition Junts pel Sí (‘Together for Yes’) won the elections. But arguably this has been a bitter victory. Their 62 seats are insufficient to rule the … Continue reading
Posted by: September 28, 2015
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Ciudadanos, elections, Podemos
Apr 1 2015
Ciudadanos: the ‘tortoise’ that may beat the ‘hare’ in the race for political reform in Spain
4 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas The emergence of Ciudadanos or Ciutadans (‘Citizens’ in Spanish and Catalan) as a credible alternative to the People’s Party (PP) and Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) is one of the most significant events in the Spanish … Continue reading
Posted by: April 1, 2015
Tagged with: Albert Rivera, Ciudadanos, Podemos, Spain, Spain elections, Spanish politics
Sep 11 2014
Is an independence referendum the appropriate political tool to address the Catalan problem?
6 CommentsBy Jose Javier Olivas The question whether Catalonia should be allowed to hold an independence referendum can be approached from different angles. In addition to important legal and procedural issues, the organisation of this referendum is highly problematic from both … Continue reading
Posted by: September 11, 2014
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, Referendum, secessionism, Spanish constitution
Jan 24 2014
The Indignados in the Spanish and Greek press: constructing narratives of civic resistance
9 CommentsBy Maria Kyriakidou and Jose Javier Olivas Although it is more than two years now that the Indignados took over the streets and central squares in Spain and Greece, the movement remains the most emblematic expression of civic resistance to … Continue reading
Posted by: January 24, 2014
Tagged with: Aganaktismenoi, Civic Culture, Greek media, Indignados, media, protests
Dec 6 2013
On the “right to decide”
18 CommentsBy Sonia Sierra and Jose Javier Olivas As we have seen with regard to other dimensions of the Euro Crisis, the discussion about the Catalan independence in Spain has also brought to the fore an interesting struggle over the framing … Continue reading
Posted by: December 6, 2013
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, dret a decidir, Referendum, right of self-determination, Right to decide, secession, Spanish constitution