02 Sep THE SPANISH MIRACLE: REGIME CHANGE IN IRAQ, VENEZUELA AND IRAN TROUGH THE LENS OF THE “TRANSICIÓN”.
The “Transición” (1975-1981), in Spanish and capital letter, refers to a most successful political model that bridged the path from an authoritarian regime (40 years under General Franco) to a democratic State through negotiated reform.
The course starts with the uniqueness of this paradigm: agreements between regime insiders and the opposition, institutional continuity and the monarchy as a stabilizing agent. A secondary protagonist, a 33-year-old woman called Carmen Díez de Rivera, the PM´s chief of staff, epitomizes the excitement and the fragility of the time. Dr. Romero Galán is her authorized biographer.
The key aspects of the course are based on comparative politics: Iraq, the inverse of the Spanish model with the collapse of the State; Venezuela, a case of stalled “Transición”- neither collapse nor democratization-, and Iran, the hardest case, a military theocracy resistant to change. Dr. Romero Galán will blend her personal experience as a veteran foreign correspondent on the ground with her academic expertise in history.
ANA ROMERO GALÁN
His work sits at the intersection of marketing, technology, and human behaviour, with a particular interest in how brands earn attention and trust, how data and AI influence decisions, and what responsibility comes with the power to persuade.
Skills
• Decode brands by identifying the cultural myths, identities, and values they make feel “normal.”
Schedule
Which dates?
02-mar
09-mar
16-mar
30-mar
06-apr
13-apr
What day?
TUESDAYS
What time?
10.00-11.30
