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Abstract

Este artículo analiza las razones por las cuales en España no ha arraigado el populismo a pesar de darse muchas de las condiciones asociadas al surgimiento y crecimiento de esta corriente política -una profunda crisis económica que se inició en 2008 y una crisis política vinculada a los escándalos de corrupción que afectaban a los principales partidos del sistema-. En nuestro país la extrema derecha tradicional es muy débil. Además, los nuevos partidos como Podemos o Ciudadanos no pueden ser considerados populistas; y Vox, aunque cumple con todos los requisitos para ser considerado un partido de derecha radical, se diferencia de su familia política en que no es populista. Se argumentará que esta ausencia de populismo se explica, sobre todo, por la preeminencia de las fracturas izquierda-derecha y nacional, características políticas tradicionales en torno a las cuales se articula la competencia política en España.

Alternate abstract:

This paper analyses why Populism has failed to take root in Spain despite a soil' that has favoured its seeding and growth elsewhere. At first sight, Spain seems to provide the conditions in which Populism can thrive: a deep economic crisis (which began with the financial meltdown in 2008) and a succession of corruption scandals affecting all the main political parties. Even so, Populism has failed to gain a hold in Spain. The traditional Far Right is very weak, and new parties such as Podemos and Ciudadanos cannot be considered Populist. While Vox displays all the features of a radical right-wing party, it is one from which Populism is absent. We argue that the lack of Populism in Spain can mainly be explained by the highly fractured nature of the country's politics, with left-right and national fault lines shaping how political competition plays out in the nation.

Details

Title
El débil arraigo del populismo en España
Author
Barrio, Astrid 1 

 UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA 
Pages
233-246
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Institució Alfons el Magnànim
ISSN
02120585
e-ISSN
25303074
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
2419108633
Copyright
© 2020. This article is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.