ABSTRACT
In this chapter we pick over Iglesias’ and Errejón’s doctoral theses. This allows us to see how their experiences of other political cultures—principally those of Italy and Latin America—have given rise to a partially Schmittian vision of Spain’s political future. By examining such extensive written outputs, we get a much better sense of how their authors perceive their role in reshaping Spain’s politics—and of how Schmittian decisionism provides a theoretical framework for understanding this role. When Iglesias’ and Errejón’s vision of Spain’s future is combined with their view of its past, what emerges is a personal-political narrative that is structurally very similar to the narrative Schmitt constructed to steer his way through the rocky straits of Weimar politics. This structural homology, we argue, explains why Schmittian theory has resonated with Podemos’ founders.
