Baskijskie ruchy separatystyczne a media regionalne
Regional Mass Media and Radical Nationalistic Movements in Basque Country

Summary/Abstract: The activity of the Basque separatist movements, especially of the best known of them – the terrorist organization ETA, has been among the key issues on the Spanish political agenda since the second half of General Franco’s rule. During transition to democracy, despite various attempts and national authorities’ policies (especially in terms of increasing Basque Country autonomy), the problem remained unsolved. Furthermore, due to attacks organized by the Basque terrorists already nearly a thousand people have lost their lives. Thus, Basque separatism continues to be one of the major obstacles in the consolidation of Spain’s political system and unity of this ethnically and culturally diversified country. A good example of the distinctiveness and specificity of the Basque Country are the regional mass media, which as almost all social institutions of the region are involved in the political conundrum. The main reason of this is that on account of their social function (providing information, creating an arena for public debate) mass media are usually in the centre of ongoing discussions on the national and regional level about different visions of the future development of the Basque Country.

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