Social Movements and the Spanish Transition: Building Citizenship in Parishes, Neighbourhoods, Schools and the Countryside (Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements)

This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. It focuses on the nature of citizenship that was forged during the period of conflict and mobilisation that characterised Spain from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. It offers a two-pronged exploration of social movements at the time. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. It discerns processes of organisation, repertoires of action, collective meaning, and interactions with communities and local political actors. On the other hand, it reflects on how the fight over specific issues and the use of similar tactics generated shared interpretations of what it meant to be a citizen in a democracy. Read more... Abstract: This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. Read more... This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. It focuses on the nature of citizenship that was forged during the period of conflict and mobilisation that characterised Spain from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. It offers a two-pronged exploration of social movements at the time. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. It discerns processes of organisation, repertoires of action, collective meaning, and interactions with communities and local political actors. On the other hand, it reflects on how the fight over specific issues and the use of similar tactics generated shared interpretations of what it meant to be a citizen in a democracy Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 1-17 Catholicism and Citizenship Under the Franco Dictatorship (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 19-41 The Right to the City and the Right to the State: Neighbourhood Associations and the Negotiation of Citizenship (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 43-71 Professional Citizenship in the Workplace: Teachers’ Civic Initiatives (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 73-95 Citizenship and Democracy in the Spanish Countryside (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 97-123 Citizen Building During the Spanish Transition to Democracy: Between the Spanish Debate and the Social Movements Debate (Tamar Groves, Nigel Townson, Inbal Ofer, Antonio Herrera)....Pages 125-139 Back Matter ....Pages 141-144 "This book explores the role of popular forms of social mobilization during Spain's process of transition to democracy. It focuses on the nature of citizenship that was forged during the period of conflict and mobilisation that characterised Spain from the late 1950s until the late 1980s. It offers a two-pronged exploration of social movements at the time. On the one hand, it provides a detailed analysis of four very different cases of social mobilisation: among Catholics, residents, farmers and teachers. It discerns processes of organisation, repertoires of action, collective meaning, and interactions with communities and local political actors. On the other hand, it reflects on how the fight over specific issues and the use of similar tactics generated shared interpretations of what it meant to be a citizen in a democracy."-- Provided by publisher