{"id":16226,"date":"2017-10-06T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T07:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redanalysis.org\/?p=16226"},"modified":"2022-11-07T17:19:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T16:19:21","slug":"signaux-constitutionnel-cour-ordre-media-polarisation-espagne-catalogne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redanalysis.org\/fr\/2017\/10\/06\/signals-constitutional-court-order-media-polarization-spain-catalonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Signaux - Espagne et Catalogne : Ordonnance de la Cour constitutionnelle, polarisation des m\u00e9dias..."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Impact on Issues<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u279a\u279a <\/span>\u2782<\/span> Catalonia vs Spain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The situation continues to escalate in terms of political dynamics between Catalonia and Spain. The signals are so numerous that rather than presenting them one at a time, we shall list them below, and assess them as escalating or stabilising.<\/p>\n

Note two main points in terms of perception and handling of the situation.<\/p>\n

The perception that actors may have of an appeasement following the decision by the Spanish Constitutional Court not to authorise the Catalan parliament to hold its Monday session, which would, in turn stop them to declare Independence runs… completely contrary to the highly likely political dynamics that are currently unfolding. To declare independence against the will of a central power shows a resolve, which has been growing out of escalation, to finally get out of that central political authorities’ power. As a result a court order by that very central political authorities has no appeasing power, on the contrary. Furthermore, by denying existing rights here autonomy, it is escalating.  Other factors can play that would delay declaration of independence or lower the tension, and undoubtedly many actors are trying to obtain this result. But the Spanish Constitutional Court order itself is an escalating factor not a stabilising one<\/p>\n

Related<\/p>\n

Businesses and Geopolitics (1): Caught up in the Whirlwinds?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Second, it would seem that many businesses and the corporate sector in general has again been caught unaware by an issue that has been long-standing. They have again failed to anticipate and prepare for all possible scenarios. Surprisingly, it does not seem that they are able to learn from very recent lessons over the last few years. Now as they enter into the realm of likely overreaction, because they have no proper perspective on what is happening, their odds to take wrong decisions is heightened, while they may also easily become pawns into the hands of other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

\u279a <\/span>Escalating<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Catalonia media reflects polarised Spanish society<\/a><\/h4>\n

The front page of Barcelona’s La Vanguardia newspaper on 4 October was dominated by the ongoing Catalan crisis. An aerial photograph showed tens of thousands of people demonstrating in the city centre the previous day, when a region-wide strike had been staged in protest at attempts by Spanish security forces to stop people voting in Sunday’s independence referendum.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n