The Spanish Anti-rights Field in the Face of the Euthanasia Law. Mobilizational Repertoire and Identity Work (2018-21) [El campo antiderechos español frente a la Ley de Eutanasia. Repertorio movilizacional y trabajo identitario (2018-21)]

García Martín, Joseba & Ignacia Perugorría (2023) “El campo antiderechos español frente a la Ley de Eutanasia. Repertorio movilizacional y trabajo identitario (2018-21)”, Revista Internacional de Sociología, 81(4), e238. doi: 10.3989/ris.2022.81.4.1143

Abstract

The article studies the mobilization of the field of Catho-lic-inspired secular organizations of neoconservative ide-ology (CISO-N) against the Spanish Euthanasia Law. Despite euthanasia being the new front of moral, cultural and political neoconservative contention, such mobilization remains largely unexplored; our study aims to remedy this lack. To this end, it concentrates on CISO-N mobilizational repertoire and identity work, analyzing it from both a rela-tional and historical-comparative perspective. Thus, we fo-cus on the structure and network dynamics of the CISO-N field and its extended anti-rights field, led by religious or-ganizations and conservative political parties; and also on the links between these organizations, their public narra-tives and socio-symbolic practices. In addition, we contem-plate the impact of a political opportunity structure marked by a progressive PSOE-Unidas Podemos administration, the socio-sanitary crisis triggered by COVID-19, and the arrival of the far-right party VOX to Parliament.

Keywords: social movements, right-wing extremism, pro-life, collective identity, repertoire of protest