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.

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
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
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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
Civil UnrestOctober 4, 2017

The Spanish Government Just Energized Catalonia’s Independence Movement

The image of black-visored riot police clubbing peaceful citizens will long haunt Catalonia’s collective memory.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
EuropeSeptember 26, 2017

Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return?

The bitter struggle over an independence referendum has pushed the country into a grave constitutional crisis.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
EuropeMarch 1, 2017

Has Spain’s Podemos Party Squandered Its Prospects?

While the Madrid-based leadership has been mired in factional infighting, regional representatives and allies offer inspiring alternatives.

Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

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Sebastiaan Faber

February 7, 2019

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

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.

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

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.

Civil UnrestOctober 4, 2017

The image of black-visored riot police clubbing peaceful citizens will long haunt Catalonia’s collective memory.

EuropeSeptember 26, 2017

The bitter struggle over an independence referendum has pushed the country into a grave constitutional crisis.

EuropeMarch 1, 2017

While the Madrid-based leadership has been mired in factional infighting, regional representatives and allies offer inspiring alternatives.