Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?

The relationship between Spain and Latin America (LAC) goes back to the fifteenth century, yet it is after Spanish democratization in 1975 that this was defined as ‘a special relationship’. A fundamental component of Spain’s foreign policy and international strategy since then, in practice, however,...

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Autor: Bianculli, Andrea C.
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/46728
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/46728
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Latin America
Spain
European Union
Iberoamerican community
Ideas
Interests
Institutions
Time
Foreign policy
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spelling Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?Bianculli, Andrea C.Latin AmericaSpainEuropean UnionIberoamerican communityIdeasInterestsInstitutionsTimeForeign policyThe relationship between Spain and Latin America (LAC) goes back to the fifteenth century, yet it is after Spanish democratization in 1975 that this was defined as ‘a special relationship’. A fundamental component of Spain’s foreign policy and international strategy since then, in practice, however, it has experienced a constant tension between the idea of community and the pursuit of material interests. To understand Spain–LAC relations one must explore the changing interplay between ideas and interests, as well as the institutional frameworks, their context, and time. This chapter shows that accommodation and compromise between the idea of an Iberoamerican community, based on a shared history and common values, on the one hand, and material objectives, on the other, were easily reached during the 1980s and 1990s, assuring Spain’s leadership in LAC and in the European Union (EU). With the turn of the century, though, this strain became more pronounced as Spain’s agenda turned more strongly towards economic considerations and became imbued with a vertical logic, whereas the institutional frameworks put into place, and which were built on the notion of community, turned out to be insufficient to process the conflicting pressures. Spain–LAC dynamics seem to have moved from special relations to an increasing detachment.Oxford University Press20212020info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/46728reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésMuro D, Lago I (editors). The Oxford handbook of Spanish politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2020. p. 697-711Bianculli AC, Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment? edited by Muro D, Lago I, 2020, reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-spanish-politics-9780198826934?cc=us&lang=en&#info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/467282026-06-12T07:21:37Z
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title Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
spellingShingle Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
Bianculli, Andrea C.
Latin America
Spain
European Union
Iberoamerican community
Ideas
Interests
Institutions
Time
Foreign policy
title_short Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
title_full Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
title_fullStr Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
title_full_unstemmed Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
title_sort Spain and Latin America: from a special relation to detachment?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bianculli, Andrea C.
author Bianculli, Andrea C.
author_facet Bianculli, Andrea C.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Latin America
Spain
European Union
Iberoamerican community
Ideas
Interests
Institutions
Time
Foreign policy
topic Latin America
Spain
European Union
Iberoamerican community
Ideas
Interests
Institutions
Time
Foreign policy
description The relationship between Spain and Latin America (LAC) goes back to the fifteenth century, yet it is after Spanish democratization in 1975 that this was defined as ‘a special relationship’. A fundamental component of Spain’s foreign policy and international strategy since then, in practice, however, it has experienced a constant tension between the idea of community and the pursuit of material interests. To understand Spain–LAC relations one must explore the changing interplay between ideas and interests, as well as the institutional frameworks, their context, and time. This chapter shows that accommodation and compromise between the idea of an Iberoamerican community, based on a shared history and common values, on the one hand, and material objectives, on the other, were easily reached during the 1980s and 1990s, assuring Spain’s leadership in LAC and in the European Union (EU). With the turn of the century, though, this strain became more pronounced as Spain’s agenda turned more strongly towards economic considerations and became imbued with a vertical logic, whereas the institutional frameworks put into place, and which were built on the notion of community, turned out to be insufficient to process the conflicting pressures. Spain–LAC dynamics seem to have moved from special relations to an increasing detachment.
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