Author： Rico Guillem
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1360-8746
Source： South European Society & Politics, Vol.17, Iss.2, 2012-06, pp. : 217-238
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Abstract
This paper examines the context, actors, campaign, and results of the Catalan election of 2010, which took place in a context of economic recession and growing political discontent. I argue that certain circumstances concurred in this particular contest to enhance the influence of factors pertaining to the first-order (i.e. national) arena as compared with the influence of second-order (i.e. region specific) factors. As a result, regional incumbent support was found to be largely driven by evaluations of national incumbent performance, which worked against the tripartite coalition government.
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