Transformations of the Political Ideology of Francoism in Modern Spain
The article is devoted to the transformations of the political ideology of Francoism in modern Spain. The author divides the historical evolution of “Francoism after Franco” into two stages: neo-Francoism (completed) and post-Francoism (incipient). NeoFrancoism is formed during the times of democr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy and Law
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Антиномии |
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| Online Access: | http://yearbook.uran.ru/images/files/Antinomies_2022_1_91_108.pdf |
| Summary: | The article is devoted to the transformations of the political ideology of Francoism
in modern Spain. The author divides the historical evolution of “Francoism after Franco”
into two stages: neo-Francoism (completed) and post-Francoism (incipient). NeoFrancoism is formed during the times of democratic transit (1975–1982), post-Francoism
arises as a result of political innovations implemented by the two social-democratic
Governments of J.L. Rodriguez Zapatero (2004–2011) and P. Sanchez (from 2018 to the
present) and is associated with a negative attitude to “historical memory” (Law of 2007th
year) and “democratic memory” (Bill of 2020th year), respectively. Analyzing the internal
structure of neo-Francoism, the author decomposes it into three types in accordance with
a more general typology of conservatism by A.A. Galkin and P.Yu. Rakhshmir: the right
wing (right-wing radical conservatism), centrist neo-Francoism (traditionalism) and the
left wing (liberal conservatism). The internal structure of post-Francoism is still being
formed, therefore it is revealed in less defined concepts although on the basis of the same
classical triad: the right flank (mainstream), the center (“sympathizers”) and the left
flank (“fellow travelers”). Comparing the “Francoisms”, the author shows that Francoism
under Franco was a closed ideology and had as its main goal the destruction of opponents
(expulsion from the country, prison, executions); neo-Francoism was a semi-open ideology and preferred to discuss with opponents (Parliament, media, scientific and journalistic
literature). In this context, the fundamental difference between post-Francoism and other
Francoisms is its open nature and publicly articulated invitation for all kinds of opponents
from across the political and ideological spectrum to mutually beneficial cooperation for
the progressive development of the country, thanks to which not only neo-Francoists,
but also anti-Francoists (in particular, representatives of the “Communist Party of Spain”
who have traditionally been enemies of any Francoism) appear in the logic of its nascent
discourse today, which allows the author to add the prefix “post” to it.
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| ISSN: | 2686-7206 2686-925X |