prelude to civil war: francis graham wilson on spain

Thus erupted a series of wars with major European powers from 1702 to 1714 that left Spain weakened and divided. . ... That is an important lesson to remember as we come to appreciate the transformation of America’s liberal university system into a “Left University” and ask..

eurointelligence

Taking step back from what the result will mean for the formation process now, fragmentation was the word that echoed through much of the election-night analysis Spain yesterday. By large party on the right and large party on left are over in, the days when national politics were more or..

podemos and the left in spain

Before May 2014, the experience of the radical Left in Spain had been to suffer defeat after defeat—from the end of the civil war in 1939, through forty years of Francoist repression, and on through the almost forty years of two-party neoliberalism known as the transition. ... Manuel..

inequality and
 social crisis in europe

In the past twenty-five years Swedish society has experienced a considerable growth in inequality6; according to the OECD, between 1985 and 2008 the country recorded the highest growth of income poverty among industrialized countries.7 In Germany one in six is now at risk of poverty.8 NGO Caritas Europe..

quebec's wave of resistance

Another in this process is the left-wing party Québec solidaire.21 It's Quebec of the new left parties rising Europe — to Syriza Greece, Podemos Spain, and NPA France. Especially with the recent example of Syriza, the radical left is divided on the way forward and on..

paolo gerbaudo

The rise of new left leaders such as Alexis Tsipras Greece and Pablo Iglesias Spain reflects new desire for leadership and representation at odds with the culture that has for long dominated the radical left and influenced the movements of 2011... ..

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