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Overview
Democratic Spain is the first thorough study of democratic Spain's re-emergence on the international scene.Since the death of General Franco in 1975, Spain has emerged from relative isolation to play an active role in international affairs. Membership of the European Union and Nato have been keys to Spain's new prominence, although the country has also tried to build on its traditional "special relationships" with Latin America and the Arab world.
By focusing on the relationship between external relations and domestic policy Democratic Spain makes an important contribution to the Literature on democratisation, as well as showing how Spanish foreign policy evolved between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s. While the book focuses on democractic Spain, its revisionist view of democractic trans tions is of more general relevaice. Democratization is seen as an integral process involving related,though not simultaneous changes in domestic policy and external relations.Only with the transformation of her external relations did Spain's new democracy finally become consolidated.
Synopsis
Since the death of General Franco in 1975, Spain has emerged from relative isolation to play an active role in international affairs. Membership of the European Union and Nato have been keys to Spain's new prominence, although the country has also tried to build on its traditional "special relationships" with Latin America and the Arab world. This is the first thorough study of democratic Spain's re-emergence on the international scene.
By focusing on the relationship between external relations and domestic policy the book makes an important contribution to the literature on democratisation, as well as showing how Spanish foreign policy evolved between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s.
While the book focuses on democratic Spain, its revisionist view of democratic transitions is of more general relevance. Democratization is seen as an integral process involving related, though not simultaneous changes in domestic policy and external relations. Only with the transformation of her external relations did Spain's new democracy finally become consolidated.
This book will be required reading for students of Spanish politics and will also be useful to those interested in the process of democratization.
Booknews
Focusing on the relationship between external relations and domestic policy, contributors (including political scientists, economists, and international relations experts) describe how Spain's external relations have evolved from the mid-1970s to the 1990s and how the country's position within Europe and the rest of the world has changed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)