Politics And Policy In Democratic Spain: No Longer Different? (west European Politics)

Spain is different" was a favourite tourist board slogan of the Franco dictatorship. Is Spain still different? This volume provides an original series of analyses of how politics in democratic Spain has developed since the remarkable success of the transition to democracy.

this Volume, Largely The Work Of Spanish Scholars, Looks At The Functioning Of Spain Since The Introduction Of Democracy And More Particularly Since The Constitution Of 1978.

contents: The Franco Legacy In Perspective: Juan Carlos And The Emergence Of Democracy Paul Preston. Collective Memory And The Transition To Democracy: On The Peculiarity Of The Basque Country In Spanish Context Paloma Aguilar Fernandez. Reflections On The Struggle Against Franco Elias Diaz. Decentralisation In Spain: Weakly Institutionalized Pluralism Joseph M. Colomer. Elections, Parties And Democratic Consolidation In Spain Jose Ramon Montero. Political Scandals In Democratic Spain Fernando Jimenez Sanchez. Power Diffusion Or Concentration: In Search Of The Policy Process Paul Heywood. Pressure Groups And The Articulation Of Interests Joaquim M Molins And Alex Casademunt. Judicial Review And Political Empowerment: Abortion In Spain Belen Barreiro Perez-pardo.

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spain Is Different' Was A Franco Regime Tourist Slogan. Fourteen Mainly Spanish Scholars Assess The Democratization Of One Of Europe's Least Studied Major Nations. Part I Reflects On The Key Features Of The Transition To Democracy, While Part Ii Treats Policy Issues Such As Neo-corporatism, Judicial Review For Political Conflict Resolution, Privatization, And Redefining Unemployment. These Studies First Appeared Under The Same Title In A Special Issue Of , October 1998 (cass, Issn: 0140-2382). Distributed In The U.s. By I.s.b.s. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknew.com)

This volume, largely the work of Spanish scholars, looks at the functioning of Spain since the introduction of democracy and more particularly since the Constitution of 1978.

Contents: The Franco Legacy in Perspective: Juan Carlos and the Emergence of Democracy Paul Preston. Collective memory and the transition to democracy: on the peculiarity of the Basque Country in Spanish context Paloma Aguilar Fernandez. Reflections on the Struggle Against Franco Elias Diaz. Decentralisation in Spain: weakly institutionalized pluralism Joseph M. Colomer. Elections, parties and democratic consolidation in Spain Jose Ramon Montero. Political Scandals in Democratic Spain Fernando Jimenez Sanchez. Power Diffusion or concentration: in search of the Policy Process Paul Heywood. Pressure Groups and the Articulation of Interests Joaquim M Molins and Alex Casademunt. Judicial Review and Political Empowerment: Abortion in Spain Belen Barreiro Perez-Pardo.

"'Spain is different' was a favourite tourist board slogan of the Franco dictatorship. But is Spain still different? Spain's 1978 Constitution marked the formal establishment of democracy, following nearly 40 years of dictatorial rule, but what shape has Spanish democracy taken? This volume provides an original series of analyses of the development of politics in Spain since the remarkable success of the transition to democracy. Drawing on the latest research by both established and younger scholars, most of them Spanish, the book offers an up-to-date assessment of democracy in the least studied of Europe's major states. It will be essential reading for those who want to understand politics in contemporary Spain."--BOOK JACKET In both Europe and the United States, the study of the impact of the past upon the present has become a central focus of research for sociologists, political scientists and historians alike.