Politics and Society in Contemporary Spain

1. Introduction: Political Change in Spain, from Zapatero to Rajoy
Bonnie N. Field, Alfonso Botti

2. The Long Adiós: The PSOE and the End of the Zapatero Era
Anna Bosco

3. From Opposition to Government: The Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy
Alfonso Botti

4. Governing Spain in Tough Times and in Minority: The Limits of Shifting Alliances
Bonnie N. Field

5. The State of Autonomies between the Economic Crisis and Enduring Nationalist Tensions
César Colino

6. Economic Reforms and the Labor Market: Zapatero’s Endless Period in the Wilderness
Óscar Molina, Alejandro Godino

7. The Relationship between Unions and Zapatero’s Government: From Social Pacts to General Strike
Kerstin Hamann

8. Youth Protests and the End of the Zapatero Government
Carmelo Adagio

9. The Spanish Catholic Church from the Zapatero Era to the Rajoy Government
Mireno Berrettini

10. Gender Equality Policymaking in Spain (2008–11): Losing Momentum
Celia Valiente

11. The Spanish Welfare State from Zapatero to Rajoy: Recalibration to Retrenchment
Eloísa Pino

12. Conclusions
Alfonso Botti, Bonnie N. Field

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political History, Political Science, European Politics, Cultural Studies, US Politics, Electoral Politics