La ciudadanía española y los sefardíes: Identidades legitimadoras, ideologías étnicas y derechos políticos
La ciudadanía española y los sefardíes: Identidades legitimadoras, ideologías étnicas y derechos políticos
At the end of 2012 the Spanish government announced its intention to pass a law that would facilitate recognition of Spanish citizenship for Sephardic Jews. At this writing, the law is pending final parliamentary approval. This article focuses on the historico-political and symbolic-conceptual context in which this law is located, and compares the arguments in its defense with their concrete outcomes. It is concluded that the notion of “Sephardic identity” in Spain originates not in the way in which Sephardic Jews define themselves, but in the context of contemporary Spanish politics. Although this construction of ephardic identity is used as a legitimating argument in the adoption of particular policies, it does not explain the decision to grant Spanish citizenship to the Sephardim. Political and diplomatic strategies, ethnic politics and “reasons of state” have shaped and continue to shape the relationship between Spain and the Sephardim since the 19th century.
Modern Spain, Sephardim, Citizenship, Law
36-52
Ojeda Mata, Maite
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2015
Ojeda Mata, Maite
0184cca8-97fa-4013-a45d-58245e4899f3
Ojeda Mata, Maite
(2015)
La ciudadanía española y los sefardíes: Identidades legitimadoras, ideologías étnicas y derechos políticos.
Quaderns-e de l'Institut Català d'Antropologia, 20 (2), .
Abstract
At the end of 2012 the Spanish government announced its intention to pass a law that would facilitate recognition of Spanish citizenship for Sephardic Jews. At this writing, the law is pending final parliamentary approval. This article focuses on the historico-political and symbolic-conceptual context in which this law is located, and compares the arguments in its defense with their concrete outcomes. It is concluded that the notion of “Sephardic identity” in Spain originates not in the way in which Sephardic Jews define themselves, but in the context of contemporary Spanish politics. Although this construction of ephardic identity is used as a legitimating argument in the adoption of particular policies, it does not explain the decision to grant Spanish citizenship to the Sephardim. Political and diplomatic strategies, ethnic politics and “reasons of state” have shaped and continue to shape the relationship between Spain and the Sephardim since the 19th century.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 September 2015
Published date: 2015
Alternative titles:
Spanish citizenship and the Sephardim: Legitimating identities, ethnic ideologies and political rights
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Modern Spain, Sephardim, Citizenship, Law
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/417713
ISSN: 1696-8298
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