Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival talk: Struggles for recognition in Spain: An introduction to the political and linguistic situation in Spain

Steven Byrne (School of Allied Health) and Sergi Morales-Gálvez (Department of Politics and Public Administration) will give a talk entitled “Struggles for recognition in Spain: An introduction to the political and linguistic situation in Spain” as part of the Limerick Lifelong Learning Festival 2023. Feel free to join! Registration here: https://forms.gle/MPVRjAXEVShuto6q9 

Contemporary Spanish politics has been strongly characterised by claims of recognition which are rooted in linguistic and national groups such as Catalans, Basques or Galicians. This talk will focus on the main historical events that have resulted in the contemporary situation in Spain; one which characterized in various conflicts concerning questions of linguistic and national recognition. In particular, we focus on the case of Catalonia and the events which have occurred there over the last number of years, where consecutive Catalan governments have called for independence from Spain.