{"product_id":"spanish-politics-9780745639932","title":"Spanish Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1977 Spain has emerged as one of the worlds most successful new democracies. But what accounts for the remarkable process of democratization in Spain? In this book, Omar Encarnacin shows how a post-transition settlement made possible Spains transition from authoritarian to democratic rule.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A convincing, original and readable analysis of the contemporary political scene in Spain. While I am confident that the book will prove useful to those studying Spanish politics, I would also recommend it to readers with little previous knowledge of the country, who wish to draw on the lessons provided by Spain in its remarkable transformation into a mature democracy.\" \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePaul Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Nuanced and convincing in its explanation of why Spain became a successful democracy.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Its consistently cogent analysis establishes \u003ci\u003eSpanish Politics\u003c\/i\u003e as an invaluable and welcome addition to the literature on modern Spain.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Encarnación has written a lucid, concise and elegant book about Spanish politics. Theoretically informed and rigorously comparative, this remarkable study will be of interest to both Hispanists and democratization scholars.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eDiego Muro, King's College London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Encarnacion convincingly argues that the young Spanish democracy has reached a level of institutional stability that allows for policy issues to be hotly debated, adopted, and implemented, without any fear of a coup d'etat staged by former supporters of the Franco regime. The progressive reforms adopted by the left-leaning Zapatero government since 2004 are offered as evidence of the new democratic stability in Spain; arguably the new democratic stability will also allow space for conservative forces to try and undo those reforms in future elections and parliaments. In the end, Encarnacion leaves the reader with the optimistic impression that Spanish democracy will remain robust, stable, transparent, and durable in the years ahead.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePaul Christopher Manuel, New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Omar Encarnacion's vivid and comprehensive analysis of Spain's post-Franco democracy provides a highly engaging examination of the country's politics which serves as a fine introduction to Western Europe's fifth largest country while also providing seasoned observers of Spanish politics and society with much food for thought. Encarnacion skillfully weaves together an analysis of the country's present with an examination of its conflictual past and of historical memory, using this lens to highlight Spain's successes, paradoxes and disappointments.\"\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Fishman, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. A Post-Transition Settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Politics and the Lessons of History.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The Primacy of Democratic Crafting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. From Contention to Moderation: Party Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. The Dark Side of Consensus? A Civic Deficit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. A Nation of Nations: De-centralizing the State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Growing Pains: The Post-Franco Economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Pinochet’s Revenge: Confronting the Past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. A Second Transition: Zapatero’s Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526996730199,"sku":"9780745639932","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745639932.jpg?v=1731866167","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/spanish-politics-9780745639932","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}