Anomalies of Political Power in Spain and Some Proposals for Research
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Democracy, protest movements, social movements, participation, political culture.Abstract
The study of the relationship between elected representatives and citizenship, and the theorization of political power in Spain, require many types of research. The study of the elites themselves offers a key contribution, a cornerstone, for the construction of a global vision of the subject, but it is also needed to put in context elite actions and their interactions with realities outside the world of power. The relationship between protest movements and power holders and between political leaders and broader social networks is remarkably important. The complexities of political power in Spain include several anomalies related to history and its cultural legacies. As a consequence, power has often been characterized by hierarchical and non-inclusive tendencies despite the democratic nature of the system.
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