The influence of the European extreme right political proposals or “lepenization” of spirits on
Researchers: J. Antón Mellón (coord.), S. Cabezas Alcalá, J. Lara Amat y León, J. Velilla
Period: 2005-2008 In process
Funding: OPSHR and Diputació de Barcelona.
Summary: this research deeply analyses speeches of political main parties in Catalunya regarding the immigration issue. The hypothesis is that it’s happening what political theory calls “lepenization of spirits”, that is to say, the fact that concepts and proposals of European extreme right is influencing discourses and political proposals of the rest of the parties.



