From national-Catholicism to democratic patriotism?: Democratization and reconstruction of national pride ; the case of Spain (1981-2000)

Attachment to the nation is often seen as a stable attitude that provides a 'reservoir of diffuse support' for a country, beyond any specific institutional setting. However, I argue that certain deep social and political changes in a country may imply a reconstruction of nationhood that sh...

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Main Author: Muñoz, Jordi (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2009
In: Ethnic and racial studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 616-639
Further subjects:B Democratization
B Nation
B Nationalism
B Ideology
B Effect
B Patriotism
B Effects
B National consciousness
B Spain
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Summary:Attachment to the nation is often seen as a stable attitude that provides a 'reservoir of diffuse support' for a country, beyond any specific institutional setting. However, I argue that certain deep social and political changes in a country may imply a reconstruction of nationhood that should modify the social bases of support for the nation. I test this hypothesis in the Spanish case, by tracing the changes in the impact of ideology, religion and region of residence on the intensity of national pride during and after the transition from Francoism to democracy. Results show an evolution that is congruent with my theoretical expectations, even if the process seems to be incomplete and, for certain variables, highly mediated by political cycles. (Ethnic and Racial Studies)
ISSN:0141-9870
Contains:In: Ethnic and racial studies