Sebastiaan Faber

Sebastiaan Faber is a professor of Hispanic studies at Oberlin College. His most recent book is Memory Battles of the Spanish Civil War: History, Fiction, Photography.

EuropeJuly 31, 2019

Will Spain Follow Europe’s Right-Wing Populist Trend?

The left’s failure last week to form a coalition reflects deep distrust between the Socialists and their rival, Unidas Podemos—and the right is elated.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
EuropeApril 30, 2019

In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance

They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
HistoryApril 26, 2019

Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A With Historian Richard Evans

“The more I have read his writings, the more I have come to admire and respect him not just as an historian but as a person.”

Sebastiaan Faber
February 7, 2019

Is Spain’s Left-Wing Party Podemos Cracking Up?

No, but a nasty and public cockfight between two top leaders has dispirited many supporters.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
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EuropeJanuary 10, 2019

Spain’s Radical Right Is Here to Stay—but Did It Ever Leave?

The truth is, Spain was never really an outlier in Europe, its radical right is not really new, and its situation is hard to compare to right-wing populism in other parts of the continent.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Urban Planning and DevelopmentOctober 2, 2018

Amsterdam Is Fighting for Its Soul. Can a Progressive New Government Save It?

The new city government has big ambitions—but the challenges could prove even bigger.

Sebastiaan Faber
EuropeJune 1, 2018

As Spain’s Government Is Voted Out, Catalonia Continues Its Roller-Coaster Ride

The Socialist Pedro Sánchez will replace conservative Mariano Rajoy, amid a sea of corruption. But the Catalan conflict has sown deep divisions among those who just ousted Rajoy.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
EuropeApril 5, 2018

Is Dutch Bad Boy Thierry Baudet the New Face of the European Alt-Right?

His apocalyptic rhetoric is a hit among voters anxious about national identity and suspicious of the EU.

Sebastiaan Faber
EuropeDecember 29, 2017

Catalonia’s Elections Take Spain Back to Square One

They made clear that the Spanish left lacks a convincing national project to counter the right’s reactionary, centralist patriotism.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
November 24, 2017

Spain’s Conflict Over Catalonia Is Covering Up Massive Political Corruption

Both the ruling PP party and Catalonia’s independentists are using the national question to whitewash their own history of corruption and enthusiasm for austerity.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

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Sebastiaan Faber

EuropeJuly 31, 2019

The left’s failure last week to form a coalition reflects deep distrust between the Socialists and their rival, Unidas Podemos—and the right is elated.

EuropeApril 30, 2019

They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.

HistoryApril 26, 2019

“The more I have read his writings, the more I have come to admire and respect him not just as an historian but as a person.”

February 7, 2019

No, but a nasty and public cockfight between two top leaders has dispirited many supporters.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

EuropeJanuary 10, 2019

The truth is, Spain was never really an outlier in Europe, its radical right is not really new, and its situation is hard to compare to right-wing populism in other parts of the continent.

Urban Planning and DevelopmentOctober 2, 2018

The new city government has big ambitions—but the challenges could prove even bigger.

EuropeJune 1, 2018

The Socialist Pedro Sánchez will replace conservative Mariano Rajoy, amid a sea of corruption. But the Catalan conflict has sown deep divisions among those who just ousted Rajoy.

EuropeApril 5, 2018

His apocalyptic rhetoric is a hit among voters anxious about national identity and suspicious of the EU.

EuropeDecember 29, 2017

They made clear that the Spanish left lacks a convincing national project to counter the right’s reactionary, centralist patriotism.

November 24, 2017

Both the ruling PP party and Catalonia’s independentists are using the national question to whitewash their own history of corruption and enthusiasm for austerity.