Barcelona, the left and the independence movement in Catalonia / Richard Gillespie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillespie, Richard, 1952- author.

Series:

Europa country perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barcelona En Comú (Political organization).

Municipal government--Spain--Barcelona.

Municipal government.

Barcelona (Spain)--Politics and government--21st century.

Barcelona (Spain).

Catalonia (Spain)--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Catalonia (Spain).

Autonomy and independence movements.

Politics and government.

Spain--Barcelona.

Spain--Catalonia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 129 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Created by social movement activists and left-wing parties during years of austerity, Barcelona en Comú, or the Comuns (as they are known in Catalan), won control of the city council of Barcelona in May 2015. The ensuing municipal government gave the city its first ever female mayor in the form of former housing rights campaigner Ada Colau. The Comuns administration proceeded to undertake ambitious initiatives, attempting to regenerate democracy by changing the relationship between municipal authority and citizen, addressing social inequality issues and seeking to curb the hitherto unbridled tourist expansion in the name of improving the environment for those who live in the Catalan capital. This book examines the extent to which the political project of the Comuns has brought radical change in Barcelona, where it has faced opposition from revolutionary anti-capitalists, traditional Catalan nationalists and independentistas, as well as conservative political and economic forces. It also considers the Comuns' relationship to Podemos and their prospects of growing beyond the city, in the metropolitan area of Barcelona and across Catalonia"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Outlining the context

The making of Barcelona en Comú

Party politics under a radical minority government

The Comuns in office: achievements and shortcomings

Comuns in Catalonia: failing to take off?

Consolidation and prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gillespie, Richard, Barcelona, the left and the independence movement in Catalonia

ISBN:

9781857439625

1857439627

OCLC:

1111653249