My final paper on politics for the seminar “Spain in the 21st Century: Building Bridges” has been a great culmination of all the activities and experiences that have shaped my semester. From the beginning, I was fascinated by the Spanish political system. Though Spain is a Western representative democracy like the United States, there are many differences between the two systems. This semester, I’ve been building bridges between both countries’ approaches to governance.

Volunteering during the municipal election campaign for the PSOE gave me a firsthand look at how political engagement works in Spain and how it differs from what I’ve seen in the United States. The experience has deepened my interest in continuing research, particularly on voting trends and political preferences among Muslim citizens in Andalusia.

by Alex Hawley (Boston College)

The original text of Alex Hawley’s article was written in Spanish as part of this student’s experience with us. You can read it below:

Mi ensayo final sobre política para el seminario “España en el s. xxi construyendo puentes” ha sido una gran culminación de todas mis actividades y experiencias que han ocurrido a lo largo de este semestre. Desde el principio, el sistema político español me ha interesado mucho porque, aunque es una democracia representativa occidental, existen muchas diferencias entre el sistema español y el sistema estadounidense. Por lo tanto, he pasado este semestre construyendo puentes entre los dos países. Mi voluntariado siguiendo durante la campaña de las elecciones municipales al candidato del PSOE me dio una visión desde dentro de como se vive la política en España y sus diferencias con Estados Unidos. Esta experiencia me ha llevado a seguir interesado en hacer futuras investigaciones para ampliar mi investigación sobre la tendencia y preferencia de votos de los ciudadanos españoles musulmanes en Andalucía”

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