Ignasi Bernat
Ignasi Bernat is an academic sociologist and social movement activist based in Barcelona
Criminalising political opposition in Catalonia
12 February 2019 Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte explain why the political trials this week only reveal the tip of the iceberg.
Catalonia: A new king with old rules
9 August 2018 It might seem like the fall of Rajoy's government bodes well for Catalonia. Not so fast, write Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte
Catalan independence is not just ‘nationalism’ – it’s a rebellion against nationalism
2 November 2017 Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte argue that Catalonia's independence movement is driven by solidarity – and resistance to far-right Spanish nationalists
‘This building will be a library!’ From referendum to general strike in Catalonia
4 October 2017 Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte report from the Catalan general strike, as the movements prepare to build a new republic
‘Committees in Defence of the Referendum’: update from Catalonia
28 September 2017 Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte on developments as the Catalan people resist the Spanish state's crackdown on their independence referendum
By trying to stop Catalonia’s referendum, they’ve sparked something much bigger
22 September 2017 The Spanish state is seizing ballot papers and raiding meetings, write Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte – but it is being met with united resistance
