Back in 2006, Zapatero's pride in his country's development might have been forgivable. At
this time, Spain was the eighth largest economy in the world. In the preceding decade, the …

This article reviews the evolution of the Spanish Popular Party (PP) in a decade in which,
after 20 years in opposition, it reached national government, ruling Spain from 1996 to 2004 …

Since its accession to the European Community in 1985, Spain has been considered a pro-
European country. However, in 2005 the referendum on the European Constitution revealed …

This work analyses whether the first government of Socialist Prime Minister José Luis
Rodríguez Zapatero (2004–8) represents a 'second transition'in relation to the transition to …

It has been argued that political parties are weakening. In Southern Europe, however,
political parties have shown remarkable pragmatism. Not only have they played a crucial …

The Repoliticization of the Welfare State grapples with the evolving nature of political conflict
over social spending after the Great Recession. While the severity of the economic crisis …

Europeanism is still stronger in Spain in comparison not only with other Southern European
countries that joined European institutions during the second and third enlargement—but …

This dissertation explains the extent and durability of the institutions of territorial autonomy in
multinational states. Its main argument is that the viability of territorial autonomy hinges on …

Che cosa si deve intendere per Unione Europea (UE)? La mia risposta è la seguente. La
UE è un sistema politico sopranazionale. Essa, cioè, non è (più) una organizzazione …

Spanish peninsular literature and popular culture has increasingly focused on the 2008
global economic crisis as a primary focal point over the past decade, and the neoliberal …