Resolving the social-democratic dilemma ? Andalusia under pressure (2011–15) - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
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Resolving the social-democratic dilemma ? Andalusia under pressure (2011–15)

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This article focuses on the concept of the ‘social-democratic’ dliemma through the study of the Spanish region of Andalusia. Led by social democrats since the democratic Transition, the Andalusian government has developed a specific territorial model that has been challenged by the austerity measures adopted by the conservative cabinet ruling the central state (2011–15). Through a grass-roots interview-based analysis of Andalusian politics, this study elucidates the political and discursive strategy followed by the Andalusian government for preserving its power, protecting its regional model and resolving the social-democratic dilemma. From a systemic perspective, the article demonstrates that exogenous constraints, though heightened in a period of economic crisis, are to an extent counteracted by domestic pressures.

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halshs-01546967 , version 1 (26-06-2017)

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Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy, Alistair Cole. Resolving the social-democratic dilemma ? Andalusia under pressure (2011–15). International Journal of Iberian Studies, 2017, 30 (1), pp.21-40. ⟨10.1386/ijis.30.1.21_1⟩. ⟨halshs-01546967⟩
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