Anna Bosco, Università Di Trieste, ItalyCésar Colino, Universidad Nacional De Educación A Distancia, SpainÓscar Molina, Universidad Autónoma De Barcelona, SpainAlejandro Godino, Universidad Autónoma De Barcelona, SpainKerstin Hamann, University Of Central Florida, USACarmelo Adagio, the journal Spagna Contemporanea, ItalyMireno Berrettini, Università Cattolica Del S. Cuore Di Milano, Italy Celia Valiente, Universidad Carlos III, Spain

• Contents List of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Political Change in Spain, from Zapatero to Rajoy Bonnie N. Field and Alfonso Botti 2. The Long Adiós: The PSOE and the End of the Zapatero Era Anna Bosco 3. From Opposition to Government: The Popular Party of Mariano Rajoy Alfonso Botti 4. Governing Spain in Tough Times and in Minority: The Limits of Shifting Alliances Bonnie N. Field 5. The State of Autonomies between the Economic Crisis and Enduring Nationalist Tensions César Colino 6. Economic Reforms and the Labor Market: Zapatero's Endless Period in the Wilderness Óscar Molina and Alejandro Godino 7. The Relationship between Unions and Zapatero's Government: From Social Pacts to General Strike Kerstin Hamann 8. Youth Protests and the End of the Zapatero Government Carmelo Adagio 9. The Spanish Catholic Church from the Zapatero Era to the Rajoy Government Mireno Berrettini 10. Gender Equality Policymaking in Spain (2008-11): Losing Momentum Celia Valiente 11. The Spanish Welfare State from Zapatero to Rajoy: Recalibration to Retrenchment Eloísa del Pino 12. Conclusions Alfonso Botti and Bonnie N. Field ?