Radical Left Parties and National Identity in Spain, Italy and Portugal : Rejecting or Reclaiming the Nation

This book investigates how the radical left navigates the terrain of nationalism.

Traversing Spain, Italy and Portugal, this in-depth study examines how radical left parties either embrace, rebuff or reshape nationalistic sentiments.

From Spain’s Podemos grappling with Franco’s legacy, Italy’s radical left switching from anti-fascist patriotism to cosmopolitanism, to Portugal’s revolutionary echoes in left-leaning banal nationalism, the book offers comprehensive insight into the often-overlooked relationship between radical left politics and national identity.

Through discourse analysis, interviews and participant observation, it delves into the reasons behind certain political positions and how they manifest discursively.

A must-read for those eager to decipher the crossroads of national identity and left-wing politics in contemporary Europe.