Solidaridad con la Revolución Sandinista. Comparativa de redes transnacionales: los casos de la República Federal de Alemania y España

The article offers a comparison of solidarity movements with the Sandinista Revolution in Spain and the Federal Republic of Germany. A central argument is the influence of national contexts and factors on the development of solidarity and its shape in both countries. In terms of actors, the motivati...

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Authors: Agreda Portero, José Manuel, Helm, Christian
Format: article
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Murcia
Repository:DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:digitum.um.es:10201/51034
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10201/51034
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN)
Nicaragua
Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional
Movimiento social
Solidaridad
España
República Federal de Alemania
Social movement
Solidarity
Spain
Federal Republic of Germany
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Summary:The article offers a comparison of solidarity movements with the Sandinista Revolution in Spain and the Federal Republic of Germany. A central argument is the influence of national contexts and factors on the development of solidarity and its shape in both countries. In terms of actors, the motivation of national activists, the organization of foreign solidarity in Nicaragua itself and the case of solidarity brigades, both movements share many similarities. Main differences exist in the organization on a national level and in their relationship with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and their organizations. While solidarity activists in Spain were more open to Sandinista efforts to organize solidarity hierarchically, West German solidarity severely opposed them and took a more critical step towards the Sandinista Revolution.