Spain's 'second transition'?: the socialist government of José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Under Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, between 2004 and 2008, Spain withdrew Spanish troops from Iraq, held a public political debate on the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship, passed progressive social legislation that included gay marriage and adoption as well as a s...

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Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Routledge 2011
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Under Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, between 2004 and 2008, Spain withdrew Spanish troops from Iraq, held a public political debate on the Spanish Civil War and the Franco dictatorship, passed progressive social legislation that included gay marriage and adoption as well as a sweeping gender equality act, and expanded autonomy in six of Spain's 17 regions. These developments have been called a 'second transition' that alters or revisits policies, institutional arrangements and political strategies that were established during Spain's transition to democracy. This book analyzes the patterns of continuity and change and provides [an] evaluation of the concept of a 'second transition'. Three broad questions are addressed. First, to what degree do the developments under Zapatero's Socialist government represent a departure from prior patterns of Spanish politics? Second, what accounts for the continuities and departures? Finally, the project begins to assess the implications of these developments. Are there lasting effects, for example, on political participation, electoral alignments, interparty and inter-regional relations more broadly?
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 163 S. 26 cm

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