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Consolidarea democratică şi partidele politice în Spania post-franchistă
DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION AND POLITICAL PARTIES IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN

Author(s): Anne Maria Dragomir
Subject(s): History
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: trasition; Franco; democratic consolidation; Juan Carlos; political parties

Summary/Abstract: The essay focuses on the problems regarding transition and democratic consolidation. This analysis presents different theories of transition, especially taking into consideration works like The Third Wave and Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. The case of Spain represents a landmark for transition examples. The role of political parties,as link between the state and the people, is a central one,taking into consideration the fact that any democratic system is based on representation. Power alternation is another key factor in transitions that we can find in the case of Spain. The process of transition is a complex one,and therefore meets many obstacles. In Spain, political parties helped during the transition,but also represented interference in the case of nationalsit parties.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 05
  • Page Range: 211-220
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian
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