The Politics Of Spain

Author : Paul M. Heywood
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349241520
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Government and Politics of Spain written by Paul M. Heywood and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1995-08-16 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the widespread attention attracted by Spain's remarkable transition from General Franco's repressive dictatorship to a dynamic democracy, this is the first comprehensive study in English of the new Spanish political system. The book introduces the main institutions and features of the contemporary Spanish state and assesses to what extent these still bear the imprint of the Francoist legacy. Despite some remaining obstacles and difficulties, Paul Heywood argues, the country is now decisively in the political mainstream of the new Europe.

Author : Caroline Gray
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000062589
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Territorial Politics and the Party System in Spain: written by Caroline Gray and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across Western Europe, the global financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath not only brought economic havoc but also, in turn, intense political upheaval. Many of the political manifestations of the crisis seen in other Western and especially Southern European countries also hit Spain, where challenger parties caused unprecedented parliamentary fragmentation, resulting in four general elections in under four years from 2015 onwards. Yet Spain, a decentralised state where extensive powers are devolved to 17 regions known as ‘autonomous communities’, also stood out from its neighbours due to the importance of the territorial dimension of politics in shaping the political expression of the crisis. This book explains how and why the territorial dimension of politics contributed to shaping party system continuity and change in Spain in the aftermath of the financial crisis, with a particular focus on party behaviour. The territorial dimension encompasses the demands for ever greater autonomy or even sovereignty coming from certain parties within the historic regions of the Basque Country, Catalonia and, to a lesser extent, Galicia. It also encompasses where these historic regions sit within the broader dynamics of intergovernmental relations across Spain’s 17 autonomous communities in total, and how these dynamics contribute to shaping party strategies and behaviour in Spain. Such features became particularly salient in the aftermath of the financial crisis since this coincided with, and indeed accelerated, the rise of the independence movement in Catalonia.

Author : Diego Muro
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198826931
Total Pages : 765 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics written by Diego Muro and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 765 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Oxford Handbooks offer authoritative and up-to-date surveys of original research in a particular subject area. Specially commissioned essays from leading figures in the discipline give critical examinations of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research. Oxford Handbooks provide scholars and graduate students with compelling new perspectives upon a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences"--

Author : José María Magone
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415421888
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Spanish Politics written by José María Magone and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a focus predominantly on the two governments of José Maria Aznar between 1996 and 2004, and the José Luis Zapatero government after 2004, this book provides an introduction for students of Spain's history and its contemporary politics.

Author : Omar G. Encarnación
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745639925
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spanish Politics written by Omar G. Encarnación and published by Polity. This book was released on 2008-07-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory textbook on contemporary Spanish politics, this book shows how Spain made a smooth transition from authoritarian to democratic rule, each chapter dealing with a different aspect of this process. The book goes on to analyse the consequences of the socialist administration of Zapatero.

Author : José Del Valle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107005736
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Political History of Spanish written by José Del Valle and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.

Author : Paul Heywood
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312157968
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Government and Politics of Spain written by Paul Heywood and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Spain is virtually unrecognisable compared with what it was like when General Franco died in 1975. Since 1975 the country has undergone a dramatic political transformation. This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of the government and politics of democratic Spain, setting its distinctive features in both historical and comparative context. The book pays particular attention to the devolved and regional character of Spanish government, the role of the monarchy and the constitution and the evolution of the political parties since the downfall of the dictatorship.

Author : Richard Gunther
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521777438
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Democracy and the Media written by Richard Gunther and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-08-28 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a systematic overview and assessment of the impacts of politics on the media, and of the media on politics, in authoritarian, transitional and democratic regimes in Russia, Spain, Hungary, Chile, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States. Its analysis of the interactions between macro- and micro-level factors incorporates the disciplinary perspectives of political science, mass communications, sociology and social psychology. These essays show that media's effects on politics are the product of often complex and contingent interactions among various causal factors, including media technologies, the structure of the media market, the legal and regulatory framework, the nature of basic political institutions, and the characteristics of individual citizens. The authors' conclusions challenge a number of conventional wisdoms concerning the political roles and effects of the mass media on regime support and change, on the political behavior of citizens, and on the quality of democracy.

Author : Sebastian Balfour
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415356770
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Contemporary Spain written by Sebastian Balfour and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Politics of Contemporary Spain charts the trajectory of Spanish politics since the transition to democracy through to the present day, including the aftermath of the Madrid bombings.

Author : José M. Magone
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134412339
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Spanish Politics written by José M. Magone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Spanish Politics gives fresh insight into the formal and informal workings of this dynamic southern European democracy. It thoroughly discusses the history, politics, institutions, parties, economy and foreign policy of Spain at an introductory level ideal for an undergraduate audience. Each chapter provides a research-based overview of the studied topic which can then be used as the basis for further research by students. The key themes of the book are: recent history of Spain after Franco's death the political culture of the country the institutional framework foreign policy including the reaction to the global anti-terrorist coalition the policy making process and the system of interest intermediation the party system and electoral process the dynamics of regional politics (emphasizing Catalan, Basque and Galician nationalism) the political economy the external relations of the country within and towards the European Union, the Mediterranean and Latin America.