The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics - Hardcover

by Diego Muro (Editor), Ignacio Lago (Editor)

The Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics provides a comprehensive and comparative overview of the Spanish political system through the lens of political science. It aims to move away from a complacent analysis of Spanish democracy and provide a nuanced view of some of its strengths and challenges.

The Handbook introduces Spanish politics to an international audience of scholars and practitioners. It is structured around six sections that cover Spain's political history, institutional changes, elections, civil society, policy-making, and foreign affairs.

The volume brings together a distinguished group of 47 internationally renowned scholars who study Spain in its own right, or as a case among others in a comparative perspective. The contributors provide expert accounts of contemporary Spain, making the Oxford Handbook of Spanish Politics an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Spanish politics and government since the country's transition to democracy.

Author Biography

Diego Muro, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews, Ignacio Lago, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Diego Muro is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of St Andrews. His research interests include political violence, terrorism, nationalism, and ethnic conflict. He has published in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Ethnicities, Mediterranean Politics, Nations and Nationalism, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, South European Society & Politics, and West European Politics. His latest book is When Does Terrorism Work? (Routledge, 2019).

Ignacio Lago is Professor of Political Science at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain). His research interests include electoral systems, political behaviour, and party politics. His recent publications have appeared in Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Economy, European Journal of Political Research, Party Politics, Social Science Quarterly and Public Opinion Quarterly. He has won a 2018 ICREA Academia Award.