Contemporary History of Spain (from the Civil War to Democracy)
Code: 106197 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | OB | 3 |
Contact
- Name:
- Ivan Bordetas Jimenez
- Email:
- ivan.bordetas@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
You can view this information at the end of this document.
Prerequisites
No one
Objectives and Contextualisation
This compulsory subject develops the social and political history of Spain from the Civil War and the construction of the New Franco State up to the present day, in correspondence with the basic chronology of the rest of the history subjects grouped by pools. This is the analysis of a specific case within Europe, given that -together with Portugal- it was the only country that maintained a pre-war dictatorship, without any transition to a communist dictatorship or a liberal-democratic system, but conserving a good part of it unchanged. of the characteristics that made it an ally of the Nazi-fascist Axis. Similarly, the political change of the late 1970s had no parallel in Western Europe -except, once again, Portugal- and anticipated, to some extent, what was to happen next in much of Latin America.
Competences
- Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
- Distinguish between and analyse the type of relations that have been established over the last century among the different social, political and economic agents on national, regional and international frameworks.
- Explain and summarise knowledge acquired in English language at an advanced level.
- Identify the role in the present of the different social memories referring to conflictive pasts, differentiating between the concepts of history and memory.
- Manage and apply data to solve problems.
- Recognise and contextualise texts referring to recent contemporary history.
- Relate fundamental questions of the current economic situation with previous economic developments on the basis of the main elements of contemporary economic history.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Work cooperatively in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams implementing new projects.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse the different historiographic perspectives in relation to different periods of history worked on in the subject.
- Analyse the sex- or gender-based inequalities and the gender biases present in one's own area of knowledge.
- Applying the necessary abilities in order to assess and spread historical knowledge.
- Capacity to continue future learning independently, acquiring further knowledge and exploring new areas of knowledge.
- Communicating in your mother tongue or other language both in oral and written form by using specific terminology and techniques of Historiography.
- Demonstrate initiative and work independently when required.
- Developing the ability of historical analysis and synthesis.
- Differentiate between the literality of texts in their social and political senses based on a specific context.
- Engaging in debates about historical facts respecting the other participants' opinions.
- Evaluate and critically resolve the histiographical problems of studies of civil wars.
- Express an opinion based on the nature, perspective and rigour of texts referring to the course content.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Know different cases of memories in conflict between different places in the same state.
- Organise work in relation to good time management and planning.
- Placing in historical perspective the new industrialisation experiences in the developing countries.
- Recognising and implementing the following teamwork skills: commitment to teamwork, habit of cooperation, ability to participate in the problem solving processes.
- Select and generate the information necessary for each problem, analyse it and take decisions based on that information.
- Understand regional specificities within states.
- Weigh up the impact of any long- or short-term difficulty, harm or discrimination that could be caused to certain persons or groups by the actions or projects.
- Work in teams respecting all points of view. Use the specific vocabulary of history correctly.
Content
Introduction The civil war
1. The configuration of the Franco dictatorship
2. Autarkic Spain
3. World War, Cold War and the consolidation of Francoism
4. Economic growth and social change in a world in transformation
5. From fullness to the crisis of Francoism
6. The transition from dictatorship to democracy
7. Consolidated democracy.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Attendance at seminars and practical sessions directed by the teacher | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 9 |
| Theoretical classes | 40 | 1.6 | 2, 5, 13, 11, 14, 9 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Realization of reviews, works and/or analytical comments. | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3, 7, 12, 14, 16, 17, 20 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Personal study | 40 | 1.6 | 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 19 |
| Realization of reviews, works and/or analytical comments. | 28 | 1.12 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 16, 20 |
Attendance to theoretical classes led by the teacher.
Attendance at seminars and practical sessions directed by the teacher.
Comprehensive reading of texts.
Learning information search strategies.
Realization of reviews, works and/or analytical comments.
Personal study.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic work | 30% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 4, 13, 6, 7, 11, 12, 14 |
| Practices | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14, 9, 16, 17, 20, 19 |
| Written exams | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 3, 10, 18, 5, 13, 7, 8, 15 |
Assessment method.
Continuous assessment:
a) Two exams worth a total of 50% of the maximum grade (25% each exam)
b) An assignment on a topic proposed by the teaching staff, worth up to 30% of the final grade. The deadline will be in December 2025.
c) Classroom practice sessions (four in total), worth up to 20% of the final grade (5% each). These will be scheduled throughout the academic year.
Single assessment:
a) An exam worth a total of 50% of the final grade. It will be scheduled in January 2026.
b) An assignment on a topic proposed by the teaching staff with a cumulative grade of up to 30%. The date will coincide with the exam (January 2026).
c) Four practices with a cumulative mark of up to 20% (5% for each). The date will coincide with the exam (January 2026).
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Recovery: Students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade (CONTINUOUS EVALUATION) or have taken all the scheduled tests and assignments (SINGLE EVALUATION). In addition, the student must have a final average grade of at least 3.5 points (CONTINUOUS EVALUATION or SINGLE EVALUATION).
The recovery for failed tests and assignments will take place on the date set by the centre's administration. The maximum mark that can be obtained in the reevaluation is 5.0 (Pass)
A student who has not submitted evaluation evidence for more than a third of the the assessed items will be considered "not assessed/not submited" (and not suspended).
In this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed at any stage. Any work that includes fragments generated by AI will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty on the activity grade, or greater penalties in serious cases.
Bibliography
CASANOVA, Julián, República y Guerra Civil, dins FONTANA, Josep i VILLARES, Ramon (dirs.), Historia de España, vol 8. Barcelona, Crítica / Marcial Pons, 2007.
DOMÈNECH, Xavier, Lucha de clases, franquismo y democracia. Obreros y empresarios, 1939-1979. Madrid, Akal, 2022.
GRACIA, J. i RUIZ CARNICER, M.A.; La España de Franco (1939-1975). Cultura y vida cotidiana, Síntesis, Madrid, 2001.
MARÍN, José María; MOLINERO, Carme; YSÀS, Pere, Historia política de España. 1939-2000. Madrid, Istmo, 2001.
MARTÍNEZ, J. (Coord.); Historia de España siglo XX, 1939-1996, Cátedra, Madrid, 1999.
MOLINERO, Carme; YSÀS, Pere, El règim franquista. Feixisme, modernització i consens. 2a ed. Vic, Eumo, 2003.
MOLINERO, Carme i YSÀS, Pere; La anatomía del franquismo. De la supervivencia a la agonía, 1945-1977, Crítica, Barcelona, 2008.
MORADIELLOS, E.; La España de Franco (1939-1975). Política y sociedad, Síntesis, Madrid, 2000.
NÚÑEZ SEIXAS, Xosé Manoel (coord.), España en democracia, 1975-2011, dins FONTANA, Josep i VILLARES, Ramon (dirs.), Historia de España, vol 10. Barcelona, Crítica / Marcial Pons, 2007.
RIQUER, Borja de; La dictadura de Franco dins dins FONTANA, Josep i VILLARES, Ramon (dirs.), Historia de España. vol. 9, Crítica/Marcial Pons, Barcelona, 2010.
SARTORIUS, N. i SABIO, A.; El final de la dictadura. La conquista de la democracia en España, noviembre de 1975-junio de 1977, Temas de Hoy, Madrid, 2007.
SESMA, N.; Ni una, ni grande, ni libre. La dictadura franquista (1939-1977), Crítica, Barcelona, 2024.
VIÑAS, A. (ed); Enel combate por la historia. República, la guerra civil, el franquismo, Pasado&Presente, Barcelona, 2012.
Software
No specific software required
Groups and Languages
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 50 | Catalan | first semester | afternoon |
| (TE) Theory | 50 | Catalan | first semester | afternoon |