Ruiz Jiménez, Antonia MaríaRomero Portillo, DanielNavarro Ardoy, Luis2025-01-202025-01-202020-03-31Ruiz Jiménez, A. M., Romero Portillo, D., & Navarro Ardoy, L. (2021). Social patriotism: populist glue for a multinational democracy. National Identities, 23(2), 127-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2020.173532610.1080/14608944.2020.1735326https://hdl.handle.net/10433/22487“Nacionalismo Español: Discursos y Praxis Política Desde la Izquierda. (1982-2008)” CSO2008-01182; PYR028/17 - Fundación Pública Andaluza CENTRAThis article defines contemporary social patriotism as a type of welfare nationalism, with characteristics of an achievable civic form of maintenance nationalism. It investigates the presence of this type of nationalism in contemporary Spain, pointing out the novelty of the explicit linkage of patriotism and a reformist agenda by leftist parties. It also argues that social patriotism has the leverage for creating transversal identities within a multinational democracy such as Spain. After testing our hypotheses using qualitative and quantitative data, we discuss the implications of these findings within a wider European context.enAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Social patriotismPatriotismo socialWelfare nationalismBanal nationalismCivic nationalismLeftist populismSpainNacionalismo del bienestarNacionalismo banalNacionalismo cívicoPopulismo de izquierdasEspañajournal articleopen access