Abstract
The amount of coverage of the EU referendum in the Spanish media was remarkable. This is not surprising as Brexit was seen as a threat to a European project celebrated for having delivered political, social and economic benefits to Spain in consonance with the values of the European Enlightenment of universal reality-based rationality. However, one of the most salient factors in the Spanish media coverage is related to the internal political life of the country, and, as a result, there was no homogeneous Spanish view. Instead, a range of ideologically-grounded interpretations were produced in which the independence of Catalonia featured as highly as the future of the European Union.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Reporting the Road to Brexit |
Subtitle of host publication | International Media and the EU Referendum 2016 |
Editors | Anthony Ridge-Newman, Fernando León Solís, Hugh O'Donnell |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 207-222 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319736822 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319736815 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2018 |
Keywords
- Brexit
- Spain
- Catalonia
- populism
- nationalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences