Politics as Usual? The Trials and Tribulations of the Law of Historical Memory in Spain

Georgina Blakeley

Entelequia. Revista Interdisciplinar, 2008, issue 7, 315-330

Abstract: The aim of this article is to evaluate the Law of Historical Memory from a political perspective where politics is understood as "the art of the possible". It will be argued that the Law of Historical Memory is a product of the compromises which characterise the process of politics as usual in a functioning democracy. An analysis of the Law of Historical Memory, therefore, can illuminate the way in which politics functions in Spain today. Two main issues are focused on: the primacy of electoral considerations and the interaction between state and civil society.

Keywords: Historical memory; democratization; civil society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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