Syllabus
The authoritarian antecedents of the democratic system: Franco and Francoism
The political transition to a constitutional Monarchy
The institutions of the Spanish system
The Congress of Deputies and the Senate
The Government
The Justice System and the Constitutional Court
The Autonomous State
The Political Parties
Legislative Elections
Electoral System
Foreign Policy
Spain within EU
Annotation
The study of Spanish politics will attempt to give the students an understanding of the peculiarities and circumstances of the Spanish reality in recent years, especially the development and consolidation of democracy, and with special emphasis on the institutional system and the political processes of the past thirty years..
The aim of the course is to map the impact of democratization on Spanish political system and Spanish public administration as well as describe all key players in Spanish political system.
Course will explain consequences as democratization after Francoˇs regime, restructuralization and public culture of ministries, political parties and interest groups and chart the role of Spain within EU including the ability carry theirs proposals on.