Political Institutions and Democracy in Portugal - Assessing the Impact of the Eurocrisis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book examines how patterns of political representation, party system, and political culture have changed in Southern Europe following the "Great Recession" of 2008. It draws on the experience of Portugal to argue that austerity measures have significantly deepened the legitimacy crisis of democratic institutions, but the resilience of party system is remarkable in comparison. The case of Portugal present some interesting differences from other southern European democracies, since on one hand it suffered a deep economic crisis and the consequent bailout from the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Union, but on the other hand the party system remained stable. Nevertheless the impact of the crisis did reinforce a centre-periphery cleavage within the European Union, and especially in the Eurozone, Portugal is a central element of this new cleavage notoriously aggravated by Brexit.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Antonio Costa Pinto • Conceicao Pequito Teixeira
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	253
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-98151-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
LSN:	3-319-98151-X
Barcode:	9783319981512

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