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  • Interest Groups and Political Representation in Portugal and Beyond

    Edited by Marco Lisi ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the characteristics and evolution of interest groups in Portugal. Drawing from a wide array of sources - including surveys, parliamentary activities, media coverage and interviews with MPs and lobbyists – it systematically assesses interest group politics. The book analyses the main features of group population, the strategies utilised by organised interests, their interactions ... Read more

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  • A Generational Divide? Age-related Aspects of Political Transformation in Post-crisis Southern Europe

    Series series South European Society and Politics
    This book examines the political consequences of the economic crisis in Southern Europe from the perspective of a widening intergenerational divide. It focuses on the cases of Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain to fill the gap in the literature by examining various age-related rifts in post-crisis Southern Europe.Public discussion about the economic crisis of the late 2000s to mid-2010s in Southern ... Read more

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  • Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America

    Before and After the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis

    Series series Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites
    This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions.It provides a general overview of political representation studies in Southern Europe and Latin America and builds bridges between the two traditions of ... Read more

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  • Transformations of the Radical Left in Southern Europe

    Bringing Society Back In?

    Edited by Myrto Tsakatika, Marco Lisi ...
    Series series South European Society and Politics
    Political parties are alleged to be turning their backs to civil society; they are said to discourage the active participation of their members and to distance themselves from the privileged relations to affiliated social organisations they once prized. Instead, parties are broadly believed to be directing their efforts towards capturing government office and the resources that come with it, ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Political Representation in Times of Bailout

    Evidence from Greece and Portugal

    Series series South European Society and Politics
    Since 2008 many European states have experienced significant challenges in adapting to austerity, and political actors within these states have made significant changes in their discourses and practices. This book explores the short-term impact of the sovereign debt crisis on aspects of political representation in Greece and Portugal, two of the countries that have been the most severely affected. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Party System Change, the European Crisis and the State of Democracy

    Edited by Marco Lisi ...
    Series series Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems
    Party systems are crucial elements for the functioning of political systems and representative democracies. With several European countries experiencing significant changes recently, it is necessary to update our knowledge.This volume analyses party system changes in Europe in the 21st century by considering several dimensions such as interparty competition, the cleavage structure, electoral ... Read more

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  • Political Representation and Citizenship in Portugal

    From Crisis to Renewal

    Representative democracies are facing huge challenges that stem from long trends of citizens’ dissatisfaction and weakening of political legitimacy, on the one hand, and the effects of global economic and financial crisis on electoral alignments and the patterns of government, on the other. This volume uses the Portuguese case as an important case study to examine the long-term debate on the ... Read more

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  • Party Change, Recent Democracies, and Portugal

    Comparative Perspectives

    by Marco Lisi ...
    This book offers a critical overview on the literature on party change and provides original data on several dimensions of party organizations, focusing in particular on Portuguese political parties. The Portuguese case study will be used to illustrate how political parties evolve and the main differences in the trajectory experienced by parties in old democracies. Therefore, starting from the ... Read more

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  • A Small State's Guide to Influence in World Politics

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    Series series Bridging the Gap
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    Edited by Marina Costa Lobo ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book focuses on the importance that EU politicization has gained in European democracies and the consequences for voting behaviour in six countries of the EU: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain. Most of the studies which research the way the EU is being legitimised focus on the European Parliament elections. In this book we argue that to understand how EU ... Read more

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    This book argues that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have an important effect on political participation in the developing world. Contrary to popular belief, they promote moderate political participation through formal mechanisms such as voting only in democracies where institutions are working well. This is a radical departure from the bulk of the literature on civil society that sees NGOs ... Read more

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