The Rise of Populism in Spain. An Analysis of Hegemonic Struggles and Shifts in Power Relations

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Resumen

In this paper I develop an explanatory approach to the specific social conditions of alternative variants of populism in Spain, focusing on how the hegemonic positions of different political actors have developed in Spain since the crisis-related reorganization processes. To approach these issues, I’m conducting a qualitative media and document analysis and expert interviews. Initial findings indicate that the euro crisis and the protest movements around the 15-M seem to have acted as a destitute moment in which the previous social and hegemonic order was called into question. The Spanish government reacted to this political uprising with more repression. This situation enabled new actors to enter the political arena and made new forms of politics (populism) necessary to achieve hegemony.

Palabras clave:

Populism, Hegemony, Crisis, Power actors, Spain

Biografía del autor/a

Johanna Schafgans Muñoz, Philipps-Universität Marburg

Estudió Ciencias Políticas y Economía en Goethe University en Frankfurt, la Universidad Philipps de Marburgo y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España. Desde 2019 trabaja en su doctorado sobre el populismo en España en la Universidad de Marburgo y es profesora en las Universidades de Marburgo y Frankfurt. Anteriormente, trabajó como asistente de investigación en el Clúster de Excelencia 'Normative Orders' en Frankfurt. Su investigación se centra en la teoría del Estado y la hegemonía, la integración europea y el populismo.