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International Journal of Iberian Studies - Volume 19, Issue 2, 2006
Volume 19, Issue 2, 2006
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Los Verdes or Ecologistas en Accin: parties or movements? A regional perspective
By Ann McFallThe following article sets out to examine the activities, achievements and shortcomings of the two leading green actors in the Andalusian political field, Ecologistas en Accin Andaluca (EA-A) and Los Verdes de Andaluca (LVA). Its main aim is to explore and compare the position, strategies and efficacy of both groups at a regional level; a secondary aim is to use this regional case study to explore the achievements and shortcomings of Spanish ecologistas at a national level. The decision to carry out a regional case study has made it feasible to provide a level of detail which would have been quite impossible if aiming to compare green parties and movements at national level: the study demonstrates that both actors (EA-A and LVA ) have contributed to the greening of Andaluca, showing how relatively small groups can influence policy outcomes.
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Official, artificial or (arte)factual?: The Museu d'Histria de Catalunya
More LessThe Museum of the History of Catalonia (MHC), opened in 1996, houses a permanent exhibition that takes the visitor through the story of Catalonia from pre-history to 1980, as well as temporary exhibitions. It was conceived as a political project with a clear nation-building function, devised by the ruling centre-right Catalanist coalition Convergncia i Uni as a way of teaching Catalans a different version of their history from the one that had come to them from the Spanish state, especially under the Franco regime. The article analyses the structure and content of the Museum's permanent exhibition, as well as some of the debates that have surrounded it, in the light of work by Tony Bennett and others on the evolution of the role of museums in state- and nation-building since the nineteenth century. The analysis shows how the nationalist ideology of CiU shaped the design and functions of the MHC in the period up to 2003.
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The Spanish aid-for-trade network
By Neil HughesThis article analyses the relationship between Spanish business and the state in the context of aid-for-trade. It argues that decision-making in this area is dominated by a cohesive network of actors drawn from the state, business and peak business organizations. Due to its power and influence, the aid-for-trade policy network has ensured since the 1970s that a significant proportion of Spanish aid has been allocated on the basis of commercial rather than development criteria. This has been achieved in the face of criticism from both domestic and international sources. Although forced to cede ground on some issues, the high level of cohesion that characterizes the aid-for-trade policy network has enabled it to successfully resist challenges to its role at the heart of Spanish aid initiatives.
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9/11 in Spanish politics
By Santos JuliSantos Juli reflects on the indirect impact of 9/11 on Spanish politics by making some counterfactual suppositions. He traces the beginning of the People's Party government's trouble back to Jos Mara Aznar's decision to join President Bush at the Azores summit, and criticizes the current PP politicians for not being able to face up to the mistakes they made in handling the Madrid bombings on 11 March 2004 and the controversial parliamentary elections that followed.
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Book Reviews
Authors: Rob Rix, Lesley Twomey, Carmen Arniz, R.A.H Robinson and M. Cinta RambladoLiterary Adaptations in Spanish Cinema, Sally Faulkner (2004) London: Tamesis, 198 pp., ISBN 1-85566-098-9 (hbk), 45
Negotiating Spain and Catalonia: Competing Narratives of National Identity, Len Sols (2003) Bristol: Intellect, 166 pp., ISBN 1-84150-077-1 (pbk), 19.95
A History of AfroHispanic Language. Five centuries, Five Continents, John Lipski (2005) Cambridge: CUP, pp. x 363 pp. (book) 305 (online appendix), ISBN 0-521 82265-3 (hbk), 65.00 (US$ 110.00)
Wales and the Spanish Civil War: The Dragon's Dearest Cause? Robert Stradling (2004) Cardiff: University of Wales Press, xvi 253 pp., ISBN 0-7083-1817-7 (hbk), 0-7083-1816-9 (pbk)
Crcel de amor. Una historia real en la dictadura franquista, Carmen Gmez Ruiz and Luis Campos Osaba, edited Encarnacin Lemus Lpez (2005) Sevilla: Fundacin El Monte, 341 pp., ISBN 84-8455-147-4 (pbk), 9 euros
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Volumes & issues
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Volume 37 (2024)
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Volume 36 (2023)
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Volume 35 (2022)
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Volume 34 (2021)
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Volume 33 (2020)
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Volume 32 (2019)
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Volume 31 (2018)
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Volume 30 (2017)
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Volume 29 (2016)
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Volume 28 (2015)
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Volume 27 (2014)
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Volume 26 (2013)
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Volume 25 (2012)
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Volume 24 (2011 - 2012)
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Volume 23 (2010)
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Volume 22 (2009)
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Volume 21 (2008)
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Volume 20 (2007)
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Volume 19 (2006 - 2007)
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Volume 18 (2005)
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Volume 17 (2004)
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Volume 16 (2003 - 2004)
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Volume 15 (2002 - 2003)
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Volume 14 (2001)