Portugal's Political Development: A Comparative Approach

ISBN-13: 9780367283957 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 235 str.

Walter C. Opello Jr

Opis

Dr. Opello shows that, contrary to the conclusions of scholars who have analyzed Portugal from Latin American or Third World perspectives, Portuguese political development is more comparable to the pattern of development of West European countries, especially France.

Spis treści

Westview Special Studies -- Introduction: Why Portugal? -- Historical Background: Crises and Sequences in the Evolution of the Portuguese Nationstate -- The New State: The Instauration and Collapse of Authoritarianism -- April 25, 1974: The Golpe and Period of Exception -- The Party System: The Political Archaeology of Portuguese Parties -- Elections: Socio-Economic Ecologies and Voting Behavior -- The 1976 Constitution: Cycles in Portuguese Constitution Making -- The Policy Process: Making the Administrative State Responsive to Democracy -- Local Government: Political Culture and Structure -- Conclusion: Whither Portugal?

O autorze

Walter C. Opello