Paul Kennedy

The Spanish Socialist Party and the Modernisation of Spain

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book considers the most electorally successful political party in Spain, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which was in government for two of the three decades since it won office under Felipe Gonzalez in 1982. Providing rich historical background, the book's main focus is on the period since General Franco's death in 1975. It charts Spain's modernisation under the PSOE, with a particular focus on the role played by European integration in this process. Covering events including the 2011 general election, the book is one of the most up-to-date works available in English and will be of great interest to academics and undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of Spanish and European studies.

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This book is the most up-to-date work available in English on the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). In addition to being Spain's oldest nation-wide political party, the PSOE has dominated the country's political arena for most of the period since democracy was re-established following General Franco's death in 1975. Charting the history of the party since its foundation in 1879, the book considers the party's role during key historical events ranging from the Second Spanish Republic and Civil War to the transition from dictatorship to democracy and the country's entry into the European Union. More generally, it details Spain's historical, social and economic development and considers the PSOE's claims to have been the political party most responsible for the country's modernisation and Europeanisation. It ends with a consideration of Rodriguez Zapatero's period in office between 2004 and 2011 and seeks to explain the reasons behind the party's defeat at the 2011 general election, explaining why Spain has been so badly hit by the current international economic crisis. Written by an acknowledged expert on the topic, the book will primarily appeal to an academic audience, but will also be of use to anyone with an interest in contemporary Spain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 170mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 771g
• ISBN-13: 9780719074134
• ISBN-10: 0719074134
• Artikelnr.: 39092754

Autorenporträt

Paul Kennedy is Lecturer in Spanish and European Studies in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies at the University of Bath

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Chapter Plan 1. The PSOE and social democracy 2. The
character of Spanish socialism: an historical overview 1879-1982 3. The
PSOE and the European community: from isolation to integration 4. Economic
policy under the PSOE 1982-1996 5. Foreign and Security Policy under the
PSOE government (1982-1996): the irresistible force of European
imperatives? 6. The PSOE and the question of regional autonomy 7. The PSOE
in opposition 1996-2004 8. Zapatismo: progressive ideology in a post-social
democratic world? 9. Foreign and Security Policy under Zapatero 10.
Nemesis. Economic policy under the PSOE and the road to defeat 11.
Conclusion Appendix: Party organisation, membership and general election
results 2000-2011 Bibliography Index