Socialists and communists and the Catalan national question: From 1888 until recent times Authors Albert Balcells Keywords: socialists, communists, Marxism, Catalan national question Abstract During the first third of the twentieth century, the socialists did not have a positive stance towards the Catalan demand for autonomy, and the dependence on the socialist leadership in Madrid hindered their expansion in Catalonia, where anarcho-syndicalism predominated until 1936. After the unification of socialists and communists in Catalonia at the beginning of the Civil War, the unified party and its trade union became a central force until the republican defeat in 1939. After the Franco regime, socialism became an important force in Catalonia until it started to govern the Generalitat in 2003 and contributed to the re-Catalanisation of the country. Downloads PDF PDF (Català) Published 2023-09-07 Issue No. 16 (2023): Catalan Historical Review Section Articles License Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)