Ciudadanos, a party founded in Catalonia 2006, has recently acquired major role the Spanish political system. This article examines why it was formed almost ten years ago and how evolved since; its ideological principles policy menu; organisation leadership; main determinants of vote, structure opportunities faced by 2015 general election. It considers Ciudadanos two different contexts ‒ all Spain 'time zones': before 2014, when mainly regional force, after that date. In each context, seems...

The ethnic outbidding thesis explains party polarization as a consequence of political changes amongst voters. We argued instead that elites' extreme position on the national identity cleavage can help polarizing strategies to prevail over moderate in context increasing uncertainty, without previous voters' polarization. test successfully this hypothesis Catalonia by analysing parties and people's demands for self-government since early 2000s. also find result pattern competition was...

After a stunning breakthrough in the 2014 European election, Podemos became third largest parliamentary party Spain 2016 general election and achieved representation all regions. This article examines how has adapted to opportunities dilemmas posed by Spain's multi-level setting several ways: its formation early evolution since; ideological principles policy menu; organisation; political strategies electoral alliances. The hypotheses test effects of adaptation competition on electorate....

Abstract In decentralized European parliamentary democracies future governing elites often acquire political experience and attain top positions by passing through sub-national institutions. doing so, circumvent reduce the importance of national parliaments. Previous research has advanced several explanations for this pattern: Europe's tradition bureaucratic government; parties with open methods selecting candidates; “presidentialization” Europeanization systems. Since its transition to...

The article analyses the consequences of elite polarisation at mass level. We study electoral re-alignment within right-wing Spanish electorate in recent years, whereby support for long-predominant Partido Popular has been eroded dramatically to benefit new challengers. Measuring ideological party system level and individual level, we show how polarising strategy implemented by liberal Ciudadanos – imitated PP gain from paved way a massive transfer conservative voters radical-right Vox....

The aim of this article is to assess the linkages between Spanish new parties with groups and civil society. After outlining a short framework on external in times social political unrest discussing case selection, it briefly introduces classic patterns interaction Spain's mainstream parties, PP PSOE main interest since late 1970s. Then, paper analyses emerging links two Ciudadanos Podemos, order provide general assessment differences their ones traditional discuss its possible implications...

Party regulation in new democracies general, and the Spanish political system particular, has not been a matter of concern until very recently. In order to fill this gap, article explores way parties have regulated only Constitution, but also main laws regulating party foundation, organisation, dissolution and, least, funding: namely, 1978 2002 Political Laws as well 1985 2007 Funding Laws. The empirical part impact such had on life its organisations.

Although frequently depicted as a purely majoritarian system, the recruitment of executive elites in Spain is said to incorporate unofficial 'quotas' allowing representation territorial minorities. But does selection cabinet ministers produce consociational-like effects? This study aims answer this question through statistical model based on an original dataset 223 and 375 appointments from 1977 2021. It demonstrated that depends three main variables: regional educational level,...

In this article, we examine the function of territorial representation by national cabinet ministers in multi-ethnic democracies. particular, observe whether from regions with a specific identity shape distinctive sense executive, and depends on how political parties party system articulate it. Borrowing Pitkin's four dimensions representation, investigate recruitment role three distinct Spanish Basque Country, Catalonia Galicia. This paper stresses that these have played distinctly...

El objetivo de este trabajo es conocer los efectos la descentralizaciónpolítica en élite política regional. Nos preguntamos si se estáproduciendo una bifurcación respecto a nacional, tal modoque manifi un predominio carreras locales o regionales frentea nacionales. Para ello, realizamos descripción las carreraspolíticas jefes gobiernos España, Franciay Reino Unido y establecemos comparación entre tres países yentre períodos tiempo. Los datos apuntan existencia modelosde carrera diversos, que...

Après dix années de changements politiques, électoraux et gouvernement, les partis politiques catalans ont évolué en portant principalement leur attention fin 2012 sur le thème centre-périphérie. À partir la définition du système des avancée par Peter Mair, l’article entend montrer que cette évolution est quelque peu conséquence changement intervenu, dès1999 Catalogne, dans compétition entre partis. La perte Gouvernement pour CiU, progression d’ERC formation gouvernement tripartite gauche...