Eurocommunism and the Spanish Communists
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1981
Disciplines
Political Science | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
This article attempts to place the PCE in the generally‐held views of Eurocommunism and explore the current orientation of the party. Focusing on the ideology and the political practice of the PCE, the thesis is that the PCE is a ‘Eurocommunist’ party in the mould of the French and Italian parties but with obvious differences arising from nearly forty years of underground existence under Franco. The perspectives attached to Eurocommunism in many ways do not represent a sharp departure from the past history of the PCE. The major strength of the PCE today is not in the electoral arena where it receives only about 10 per cent of the vote, but rather in the trade union movement where it enjoys a hegemonic position in the largest trade union federation, the Workers’ Commissions (CCOO).
Recommended Citation
Prevost, Gary. "Eurocommunism and the Spanish Communists." West European Politics 4, no. 1 (1981): 69-84. doi: 10.1080/01402388108424306.
Comments
DOI: 10.1080/01402388108424306