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Tag Archives: Spain
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
Jun 26 2020
Ideology and Polarization in times of Coronavirus
Comments Off on Ideology and Polarization in times of CoronavirusBy 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
Posted by: June 26, 2020
Tagged with: Climate Change, coronavirus, Covid-19, Ideology, Polarization, Spain, US
Mar 15 2018
The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?
Comments Off on The crisis in Catalonia: How did we get here and how do we get out?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
Posted by: March 15, 2018
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, identity politics, Nationalism, Spain
Nov 17 2017
Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EU
Comments Off on Four graphs about Catalonia and citizens’ attitudes towards the EUBy 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
Posted by: November 17, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Nationalism, Public Opinion, Spain
Sep 28 2017
An Explanation of the Current Political Situation in Catalonia
12 CommentsBy 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
Posted by: September 28, 2017
Tagged with: Catalan Independence, Catalonia, Referendum, Spain
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
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
Feb 16 2015
The winds are changing: a new left populism for Europe
5 CommentsBy Marina Prentoulis and Lasse Thomassen The unprecedented presence of international media, solidarity delegations and representatives of socialist and leftish parties in Athens signalled that Syriza’s triumph was something more than just another electoral victory. A spectre is haunting Europe: … Continue reading
Posted by: February 16, 2015
Tagged with: austerity, Europe, Greece, left populism, Podemos, Spain, SYRIZA
Jun 4 2014
“Spain is Different”: Podemos and 15-M
29 CommentsBy Cristina Flesher Fominaya In a dismal post-European election scenario, in which the extreme right has managed to emerge as the leading political formation in a number of European democracies, Spain has once again lived up to the 1960’s tourist … Continue reading
Posted by: June 4, 2014
Tagged with: European Elections 2014, Podemos, Spain, Spain elections