la transición y deriva del presente: Una mirada al pasado desde Andalucía para entender el presente

What became of the democratic promise born during the Transition? How did we get here? In The Transition and the Drift of the Present, Salvador Pérez Bueno draws on his own experience, political memory, and rigorous analysis to review the highs and lows of the Spanish democratic process, with a special focus on the role of Andalusia. Part essay, part memoir, the author offers a disturbing diagnosis: Spanish democracy is undergoing a drift that is not recent, but rather the result of a gradual deterioration of its institutions, the rise of populism, and the loss of common references. From his experience as an active protagonist of the Transition to his current reflections on the polarization and erosion of the autonomous system, this book challenges the reader with a fundamental question: can a democracy survive without critical citizens or real checks and balances on power? A lucid, combative, and necessary testimony to rethink the present from a historical perspective.