Barcelona, social movements and the transition to democracy: Gramscian hegemony, Spanish benchmark and Catalan break

Authors

  • Marc Andreu Acebal Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Keywords:

Barcelona, social movements, Francoism, Spanish transition, neighborhood associations

Abstract

The civic movement forged in neighborhoods during the Franco dictatorship in Spain, in sixties was led by opposition militants (basically Communist and Christian activists base). Its structure in Catalonia was a series of neighbourhood committees and associations. From 1972 onwards, it was organized in Barcelona
around a legal federation (FAVB) which was largely middle class and initially linked to the local Francoist establishment. However, it was quickly taken over by the urban and Catalanist left which enabled it to become a key part of the fight against Francoism and the struggle for democracy. This popular movement achieved numerous victories in Barcelona in terms of urban, social and cultural issues. Internal changes in the FAVB and their relationship with the local authority, but especially the appointment of Barcelona as Olympic 1992, imposed a change of scale and urban city model. This marked the end of this cultural hegemony and a democratic socialist idea of a city which, however, maintains its influence over the end of the street consensus forged during the transition.

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Author Biography

Marc Andreu Acebal, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Marc Andreu Acebal (Barcelona, 1973) és historiador i periodista. Ha codirigit la revista Carrer de la FAVB i col·labora al diari El País, les revistes L’Avenç i Sàpiens i el digital Crític. Ha estat redactor de El Periódico de Catalunya i cap de comunicació del Memorial Democràtic. Llicenciat en Periodisme a la UAB i doctor en Història per la UB, és membre del Grup de Recerca i Anàlisi del Món Actual (GRANMA) de la Universitat de Barcelona. Ha participat en diversos llibres des que el 1996 va publicar Barcelona en lluita amb Josep Maria Huertas Claveria. El seu últim llibre és Barris, veïns i democràcia. El moviment ciutadà i la reconstrucció de Barcelona (1968-1986) (L’Avenç, 2015).

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How to Cite

Andreu Acebal, M. (2016). Barcelona, social movements and the transition to democracy: Gramscian hegemony, Spanish benchmark and Catalan break. Segle XX, Revista Catalana d’Història, (8), 105–134. Retrieved from https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/segleXX/article/view/15136

Issue

No. 8 (2015)

Section

Researches and essays

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