1968 and after: lessons of a historical cycle

1968 stands as a crucial milestone in contemporary history bestowed as it was by an undeniable global impact even though the expectations of radical change that it fostered were not accomplished. Nevertheless the cleavage that 1968 created within the dominant global consensus, albeit the counterattack of neoliberalism, enabled the emergence of new waves of protest as those carries out by the «new social movements», the «antiglobalization» movement or the M-15 movement in the case of Spain. Among all these movements one might find similarities as well as significant differences concerning the meaning of that global milestone.1968 stands as a crucial milestone in contemporary history bestowed as it was by an undeniable global impact even though the expectations of radical change that it fostered were not accomplished. Nevertheless the cleavage that 1968 created within the dominant global consensus, albeit the counterattack of neoliberalism, enabled the emergence of new waves of protest as those carries out by the «new social movements», the «antiglobalization» movement or the M-15 movement in the case of Spain. Among all these movements one might find similarities as well as significant differences concerning the meaning of that global mileston