Spain has a new king, following the abdication of King Juan Carlos earlier this month in favour of his son, Felipe VI. The move comes at a time when Spain is emerging from a long period of recession with an unemployment rate of 26%, a tarnished monarchy, a widely discredited political class, and a pro-independence movement in the region of Catalonia.
My post published by Oxford University Press
http://blog.oup.com/2014/06/felipe-vi-spains-new-king-viva-el-rey/#sthash.qkFjhu6c.dpuf