7. The student movement in 21st-century Spain

Authors

  • Roberto Cilleros
  • Gómer Betancor

Keywords:

social movement, social conflict, students movement, Spain

Abstract

Student movements take place in a specific atmosphere which marks them out as sui generis social movements: these are circumscribed to a specific, sectoral field; their protests expire soon and are subject to specific laws and regulations, and they are made up of activist cohorts in their first stages of political socialization. This limits their impact to a particular legacy, instead than more concrete successes, except for few special occasions.

In this article, we explore all of those characteristics in the Spanish case. We review the evolution of the country’s student movements starting with the anti-Bologna protests, and pointing out the existing continuities and discontinuities down to the present. We also analyse the main results achieved through mobilization whenever the movement frames become wider and this enters into larger alliances with other groups, as happened in the cases of Youth Without a Future (Juventud Sin Futuro) and the Green Tide (Marea Verde).

 

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Published

2015-05-25

How to Cite

Cilleros, R., & Betancor, G. (2015). 7. The student movement in 21st-century Spain. Social Conflict Yearbook, (4). Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/ACS/article/view/12279

Issue

No. 4

Section

SECTION II. STUDENT PROTESTS

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