COURSE SYLLABUS: La Transición: From Franco's Dictatorship to Today's Democratic Spain

Location: Granada, Spain

Partner Institution: University of Granada

Course Title (English): La Transición: From Franco's Dictatorship to Today's Democratic Spain 

Course Title (Spanish): La transición: de la dictadura de Franco a la democracia de la España actual

Sessions Offered: Fall Semester, Spring Semester

Instructional in: Spanish

Classroom Contact Hours: 45 contact hours

College Credit (Semester Credit Hours): 3 credit hours

College Credit (Quarter Units): 4 quarter units

Pre-requisites: Advanced Spanish Level

Local Department: Hispanic Studies (CEH)

Course Code: CEH 381

Course Description

This course addresses the most signifciatn political, economic, social and cultural events from mid-20th century until today's Spain. After an introduction designed to explain the precedents to the Franco regime, we will fully enter into the analysis of the military dictatorship of Franco and how, after this long period, Spain achieved the transition to democracy and its consolidation until today.

Program Schedule

1. The precedents of the Franco regime

2. The organization of the totalitarian state

3. Consolidation and end of international isolation

4. The Spanish economy and society during the period of autarky (autarquía)

5. The 60s: developmentalism and social conflict

6. The Spanish economy and society in the development stage

7. Towards the crisis. The end of the Franco dictatorship.

8. Transition: Suarez government to 23 F

9. Consolidation: the 80s and 90s

10. The Spain of today

Course Evaluation

• 35% of the final grade coms from attention, participation and attendance in class
• 15% of the final grade comes from the different written and oral assignments that the students complete during the course
• 50% of the remaining grade comes from the results obtained from the 2 written exams that are completed mid-semester and at the end of the course

Bibliography (Text and Materials)

• AA.VV. El País. Una historia de 30 años. 1976-2006. Diario El País. S.L., Madrid, 2006
• AA.VV. Crónica de un sueño. Memoria de la transición en Andalucía(1973-1983), El País
• Unicaja, Málaga, 2001
• AA.VV. (2004), España. Siglo XXI, Edelsa, Madrid.
• CARR, R.; PRESTON, P.; GRACIA DELGADO, J.L. (1996), La época franquista, Vol. XL. De
• la Historia de España dirigida por J.Mª Jover, Espasa Calpe, Madrid
• SOPEÑA MONSALVE, A. (2005) El florido pensil. Memoria de la escuela nacional católica.
• Crítica, Barcelona.
• PANIAGUA, J. La transición democrática. De la dictadura a la democracia en España
• (1973-1986). Madrid, Anaya, 2009
• LECHADO, J.M. La movida. Una crónica de los 80, Madrid, Algaba, 2005
• MARTÍNEZ, J. A., Historia de España. Siglo XX. 1939-1996, Madrid, Cátedra, 1999
• SOLÉ TURA, J. Constituciones y períodos constituyentes en Espña (1808-1936), Siglo XXI,
• Madrid, 1990
• TRANCHE, R.; SÁNCHEZ-BIOSCA, V. (2001) NO-DO. El tiempo y la memoria, Cátedra,
• Madrid.

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