Spain
The fragile democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6406802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juan Pablo Fusi (Universidad De Santander, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 222-235 |
| Publication date | 1982-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402388208424367 |
| OpenAlex | W2000964002 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The attempted military coup of 23 February 1981 underlined the fragility of democracy in Spain, recently restored after forty years of dictatorship by General Franco. The article argues that the ultimate reason for Spanish democracy's precarious state lies in the existence of a traditionally interventionist Army, an Army not identified with the values and ideals of democracy. A minority of right‐wing officers thought that terrorism by the Basque group ETA, the regional problem, and the political disenchantment of many Spaniards, related to the decline of Suárez, called for a new intervention by the Army against the legally constituted democracy
Democracy · Dictatorship · Disenchantment · Economic history · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · History · Law · Spanish History and Politics
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |