Mobilization and student protest in late francoism and democracy

Abstract

This article tries to analyze the student protests produced in Spain from the seventies to the present. After a summary tour of the historical background of school mobilization since the 19th century, the elements of context, opportunity and organization that converged in the unleashing, expansion and decline of the last great cycle of protests against the dictatorship that took place between 1968 and 1973. These factors are compared with the mobilizations that have occurred since the democratic transition, to try to explain the possible reasons for their shorter duration and lesser social and political impact.

Keywords

• universidad
• movilización estudiantil
• conflicto político
• juventud
• españa
• siglos xx y xxi