Monica Clua Losada – The Conversation

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November 5, 2019

The future of protest is high tech – just look at the Catalan independence movement

Monica Clua Losada, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and David J. Bailey, University of Birmingham

A new group – Tsunami Democràtic – are using technology to create civil disobedience that is more organised and creative than ever.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez with supporters on election day in Spain, April 28 2019. His Socialist Party beat several right-wing to maintain its majority in parliament. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue

May 3, 2019

Spanish voters rebuff radical right — for now

Monica Clua Losada, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The Socialist Party handily won Spain’s April 28 election, thanks to very high turnout among leftists who feared a return to ultra-right government. Spain had a rightist military regime until 1975.

For some, Spain’s crackdown on the Catalonian independence vote has raised the specter of the country’s authoritarian past. Reuters/Susana Vera

October 5, 2017

Catalonia’s referendum unmasks authoritarianism in Spain

Monica Clua Losada, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Why did the Spanish state forcefully quash Catalonia’s referendum for independence? It is rooted in the country’s nearly 40-year dictatorship and its transition to democracy.

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