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Bonnie Field

Bonnie N Field is a professor of global studies at Bentley University, Massachusetts and co-editor of South European Society and Politics.

Election in Spain: Faustian pact with far right looms?

Parliamentary elections this weekend in Spain could see the far-right party win a share of power.

Women fronting governments sends an important signal. Having them in the backrooms of power is however also crucial.

Unions can weaken public support for governments they oppose through general strikes—but not if the government is of the right.