Category Archives: Spain

Jun 29 2021

Vox, Covid-19, and populist discourses in Spain

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Posted in: Covid-19, Jose Javier Olivas, Spain

By 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 →

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Jun 26 2020

Ideology and Polarization in times of Coronavirus

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Posted in: Spain, US

By Javier Padilla and Belén Hípola The coronavirus crisis has reinforced some of the tendencies that were already taking place for some time. In the United States, before the demonstrations initiated by George Floyd’s death began, Donald Trump alternated between … Continue reading →

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Dec 11 2019

Debate: Social Fragmentation in Catalonia: a civil conflict?

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Posted in: Jose Javier Olivas, Nationalism, Spain

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 →

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Jan 10 2019

Spain is no longer exceptional: Mainstream media and the far-right party Vox

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Posted in: Elections, Media, Spain

By Sergio Olalla, Enrique Chueca and Javier Padilla For a long time Spain and Portugal have been considered exceptions within the European Union due to the lack of a far-right political party with representation in parliament. However, this situation is … Continue reading →

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Apr 3 2018

The Catalan Crisis: Is There a Right to Self-Determination in the International Context?

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Posted in: Democracy, Nationalism, Spain

By Javier Padilla and Sergio Olalla On February 22, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) hosted the fourth and last debate of a series ‘What is Next for Spain and Catalonia?’. Moderated by Julio Crespo MacLennan, professors Montserrat Guibernau, Manuel … Continue reading →

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Mar 15 2018

The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?

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Posted in: Democracy, Elections, Nationalism, Spain

By Javier Carbonell and Luis Cornago Bonal This post summarises the second debate of the conference cycle about the crisis in Catalonia, titled Spain and Catalonia: Is There a Way Out of the Impasse?, took place on February 8 at the … Continue reading →

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Dec 8 2017

A Podcast on the Catalan Crisis

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Posted in: Jose Javier Olivas, Nationalism, Spain

With 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 →

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Nov 17 2017

Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EU

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Posted in: Europe, European elections, Nationalism, Spain

By Ariane Aumaitre “Is this the Europe that you invite us to build, with a government in prison? How long are you, Europe, going to look away from this coup, from the abuse of our colleagues, who are elected representatives, … Continue reading →

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Oct 18 2017

Northern Italy’s ‘Catalan Temptation’?

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Posted in: Italy, Spain

By Alessandro Franzi In Italy one can often hear the argument that Italians do not really have a single homeland. They are Italians when they encounter people of other nationalities, but otherwise their feelings of belonging rest with a particular region, and … Continue reading →

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Sep 28 2017

An Explanation of the Current Political Situation in Catalonia

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Posted in: Spain

By Javier Padilla and Luis Cornago Bonal In a recent post in The Guardian, the President of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont accused the Spanish government of provoking the Catalan crisis by undermining “European values, civil rights, freedom of speech, freedom of … Continue reading →

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