Introduction to the Spanish & Basque Culture 1: Politics & Economy. Friends &Family.

Seminar on cultural adaptation

Guillermo Gó[email protected]

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Hola Aupa

Kaixo Egunon

Buenos días

What will we talk about in this course?

Academical Culture

Dailyculture

What will we talk about in this course?

October 17th Spain in Europe: a parliamentary monarchy inside the EU.Let’s meet! Friendship & family relations.

October 24th The Spain of the autonomies: Cultural diversity.Are Spaniards always sleeping “siestas”? Timetables.

October 31th From Dictatorship to Democracy: the Spanish recent History.Are Spaniards so informal? Uses of “tú” and “usted”.

November 7th 20th Spanish Society: the change in values.Nonverbal language.

November 14th Cultural Icons: Cinema, Literature, Music, Sports…Shall we hang out tonight? Or I’ll invite you to my house?

Spain in Europe

A parliamentary monarchy inside the EU

A Parliamentary monarchy

Spanish Constitution (1978)

Head of the State:

King

Legislative

Congress

Senate

Executive

President

Government

Judicial

Supreme Court

Constitutional Court

Courts

The Head of the State: The King

Felipe VI

➔ No executive power.

➔ Represents Spain internationally.

➔ Head of the Armed Forces.

The Legislative branch

Bicameral system: chosen every 4 years

Congress Senate

The Legislative branch: The COngress

Direct election every 4 years

➔ Lower house of Spanish parliament.

➔ Legislates.

➔ Controls the executive.

➔ Designates the President.

The Legislative branch: The Senate

Direct and indirect election every 4 years

➔ Upper house of the Spanish Parliament.

➔ Can veto or modify laws proposed by the Congress.

➔ Regional chamber: Senate reform.

The Executive branch

President of the Government

➔ Mariano Rajoy (2011)

➔ Indirect election: chosen by the Parliament.

➔ Designates the Ministers.

The Executive branch

Council of Ministers

➔ President

➔ Vicepresident

➔ 12 Ministers

The Judicial branch

Independent from other branches?

Supreme Court Constitutional Court

National Court

Supreme Regional Courts

Provincial Courts

The Crisis of the Transition Model

Bipartidism in the spotlight

Izquierda DerechaTraditional parties

New

parties

The Crisis of the Transition Model

Corruption, economical crisis, political indifference

“I’m sorry. I made a mistake that will not be repeated.”Juan Carlos I

Welcome to Euskadi!

Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa & Araba

Euskadi: basque autonomy

Statute of Autonomy of Gernika (1979)

Spanish Economy

Tertiary Sector: TourismLa transformación de Bilbao

en fotografías.

Spanish Economy

High unemployment rate

Unemployment rate in Spain (August 2014)

Total Men Women

Unemployment 24,4% 23,4% 25,4%

Unemployment(< 25 years old)

53,7% 55,4% 51,7%

Unemployment(25 or older)

22,2% 21,1% 23,6%

Spain in the European Union

Enters the EEC in 1986

➔ Schengen, monetary union, Euro.

➔ 5th in population and economical size.

➔ Loss of popularity: low participation in elections (68% in 1987; 43% in 2014)

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

In Spain, when we want to meet our friends, we meet them…

a. at your friend’s house.b. at a bar.c. in the street.

We meet friends...

in bars or in the street.

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

In Spain, we live at our parents’ house till…

a. we find a job.b. we start university.c. we get married or have a

stable relationship.

We live at our parents house...

till we find a job (and have a stable relationship).

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

When we move out of our parents’ house…

a. we usually move to the same neighbourhood.

b. we frequently move to a different city.

c. we live where we can afford.

When we move out of our parents’ house...

we try to live close to our family.

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

The family meets together to have lunch…

a. once a week.b. once a month.c. once a year.

The family meets together to have lunch...

Depends on the families, but usually once a month.

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

How many people of the same family live together in a house?

a. Parents with kids.b. Grandparents, parents &

kids.c. Grandparents, parents, kids

& other members of the family.

How many people of the same family live together in a house?

Parents and kids. Sometimes grandparents.

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

Who takes usually kids to school?

a. Parents.b. Grandparents.c. Babysitters.

Who takes usually kids to school?

Grandparents in many cases.

Let’s meet! Family & friend relations

Grandparents have a very active live?

a. True.b. False.

Grandparents have a very active live?

Grandparents are active members of society.

Fuente de las fotografías

➔ Quijote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpoyatos/4543737995/➔ Mujeres en la calle: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/9650158117/➔ Hola: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oleg_mirabo/3070113843/➔ Escudo España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Espa%C3%B1a_%28mazonado%29.

svg➔ Bandera de España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain.svg➔ Bandera de Europa: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Europe.svg➔ Ikurriña: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg➔ Congreso de los diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Congreso_de_los_Diputados_%

28Espa%C3%B1a%29_14.jpg➔ Logo del Congreso de los Diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logocongreso.gif➔ Felipe VI: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe_VI.jpg➔ Congreso de los Diputados:: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:

Interior_del_Congreso_de_los_Diputados_de_Espa%C3%B1a.jpg➔ Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuevo_Edificio_del_Senado.001_-_Madrid.JPG

Fuente de las fotografías➔ Elecciones al Congreso: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:

Spanish_Congress_of_Deputies_after_2011_election.png➔ Elecciones al Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senado_Espa%C3%B1a_2011.png➔ Mariano Rajoy: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presidente_Mariano_Rajoy_Brey_2012_-

_La_Moncloa.JPG➔ Consejo de Ministros: https://flic.kr/p/b7fnQg➔ Tribunal Supremo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal-Supremo.jpg➔ Tribunal Constitucional: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal_Constitucional.jpg➔ Juan Carlos I: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Carlos_2004.jpg➔ Iñaki Urdangarin: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:I%C3%B1aki_Urdangar%C3%ADn.jpg➔ Jordi Pujol: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Converg%C3%A8ncia_Democr%C3%

A0tica_de_Catalunya_-_Confer%C3%A8ncia_Jordi_Pujol_1.jpg➔ Lauburu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lauburu.svg ➔ Árbol de Gernika: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robledegernika2.JPG➔ Mapa España-Euskadi:: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco#mediaviewer/File:Localizaci%

C3%B3n_del_Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco.svg

Fuente de las fotografías➔ Parlamento Vasco: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parlamento_Vasco.jpg➔ Lehendakari Urkullu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urkullu_lehendakaria.jpg➔ Parlamento Vasco, elecciones: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:

2012ko_Eusko_Legebiltzarrerako_hauteskundeak.jpg➔ Grúas industriales: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitigudino65/3712038689/in/photostream/➔ Museo Guggenheim: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05.jpg➔ Tasa de paro: http://www.libremercado.com/2012-04-27/la-tasa-de-paro-alcanza-el-244-en-el-primer-

trimestre-1276456952/➔ Firma Tratado Unión Europea: http://www.exteriores.gob.

es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/UnionEuropea/Paginas/EspUE.aspx➔ Celebración de la amistad: https://www.flickr.com/photos/der_baum/12060673864/➔ Terraza bares: https://www.flickr.com/photos/muesca/6025299976/➔ Casa de los padres: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaako/344288554/➔ Homesickness: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/5884796087/

Fuente de las fotografías➔ Family meeting: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliancerutti/8114610080/in/photostream/➔ Familia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/betta_design/10154134615/in/photostream/➔ Abuelo con nietos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/estebanfdez/8062615563/➔ Abuelos bailando: https://www.flickr.com/photos/luismiguelmartins/329483809/➔ Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dskley/9645435189

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