The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics

by Fernandes, Jorge M.; Magalhães, Pedro C.; Costa Pinto, António

• ISBN13: 9780192855404
• ISBN10: 0192855409
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-01-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics brings together the best scholars in the field offering an unrivalled coverage of the politics (broadly defined) of the country over the past 50 years. The Handbook includes eight sections. First, it looks at the past and present by making an overview of Portuguese political developments since democratization in the 1970s. Second, it looks at political institutions as the building blocks of Portuguese democracy. The third section examines mass politics and voters, that is, a thorough analysis of the demand-side of mass politics. The fourth section turns to the supply side of mass-politics by looking at parties and the party system. The fifth section looks at the Portuguese society by unpacking a plethora of societal aspects with direct implications for politics. The sixth section examines governance and public policies, with a view to understanding how a constellation of public policies has an impact on the quality of governance and in fostering well-being. The seventh section looks at Portugal and the European Union. The eighth and final section unpacks Portuguese foreign policy and defence.

Author Biography

Jorge M. Fernandes, Assistant Research Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon,Pedro C. Magalhães, Research Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon.,António Costa Pinto, Research Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon.

Jorge M. Fernandes is an Assistant Research Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. He holds a Ph.D. in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute (2013). His research interests include representation, electoral systems, political parties, legislatures, and coalitions. His work has appeared in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Political Behavior, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Party Politics, and many others. He is the co-editor of The Politics of Legislative Debates (Oxford University Press, 2021) and co-authored a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies.

Pedro C. Magalhães is a Research Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Ohio State University (2003). His research interests include public opinion, elections, and judicial politics. His work has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Political Research Quarterly, West European Politics, Experimental Economics, and many others. He has co-edited volumes for Oxford University Press and authored or co-authored chapters in three Oxford Handbooks (Executive Politics, Political Representation, and Spanish Politics).

António Costa Pinto is a Research Professor, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. He has been a visiting professor at Stanford University (1993), Georgetown University (2004), a senior associate member at St Antony's College, Oxford (1995), and a senior visiting fellow at Princeton University (1996), at the University of California, Berkeley (2000 and 2010), and at New York University (2017). He is a past president of the Portuguese Political Science Association. His research interests include authoritarianism, democratisation and transitional justice, political elites, and the comparative study of political change. Among his publications are Political Institutions and Democracy in Portugal: Assessing the Impact of the Eurocrisis (2019, Co-Ed.) and Technocratic Ministers and Political Leadership in European Democracies, (2018, Co-Ed).

Table of Contents

Past and Present
1. From Problematic Laggard to Star of the South? The Comparative Significance of the Portuguese Case, Robert M. Fishman
2. Democratization and its Legacies, António Costa Pinto and André Paris
3. Dealing with the Authoritarian Past, Filipa Raimundo
4. Social, Economic, and Demographic Change during the Portuguese Democracy (1974-2020), Luciano Amaral
5. Empire and Decolonization in Portuguese Africa, Miguel Bandeira Jerónimo and José Pedro Monteiro
6. The Centre-Left and the Radical Left in Portuguese Democracy, André Freire
7. The Right and Far-Right in the Portuguese Democracy, Riccardo Marchi and André Azevedo Alves
Political Institutions
8. Semi-Presidentialism in Portugal: Academic Quarrels Amidst Institutional Stability, Octavio Amorim Neto
9. The Role of the Portuguese Parliament, Eunice Goes and Cristina Leston-Bandeira
10. Executive Politics, Pedro Silveira and Patrícia Silva
11. Judicial Politics in Portugal, Nuno Garoupa and Lydia Tiede
12. Electoral System, Jorge M. Fernandes
13. Bureaucracy and Public Administration, António F. Tavares
14. Decentralization and Local Politics, Filipe Teles
Mass Politics and Voters
15. Portuguese National Identity: Historical Constructions and Contemporary Expressions, José Sobral and Jorge Vala
16. Citizens and Politics: Support and Engagement, Pedro C. Magalhães
17. Election Campaigns, José Santana-Pereira
18. Voting Behaviour, Ignacio Lago
19. Electoral Turnout, João Cancela
20. Mass Media and Political Communication, Susana Salgado
Parties and Party System
21. Candidate Selection in Portugal, Carlos Jalali and Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
22. Political Elites and Executive Leadership, Pedro Tavares de Almeida
23. Political Parties and Party System, Fernando Bizzarro and Mafalda Pratas
24. Parties and Political Representation, Ana Maria Belchior and Conceição Pequito
25. Plus Ça Change? Party Regulation in Portugal (1974-2020), Ingrid van Biezen and Fernando Casal Bértoa
Society
26. Gender and Politics in Portugal, Ana Espírito-Santo and Ana Catalano Weeks
27. Interest Groups, Business Associations and Unions, Marco Lisi and João Loureiro
28. Emigration and Immigration in Portugal, João Carvalho
29. Movements at the Border. Conflict and Protest in Portugal, Guya Accornero and Pedro Ramos Pinto
30. The Relations Between the Catholic Church and the Political Arena in Portugal, Madalena Meyer Resende
31. Social and Economic Inequality, Carlos Farinha Rodrigues
Governance and Public Policies
32. The Portuguese Welfare State, Amílcar Moreira and Miguel Glatzer
33. Portuguese Labour Market Governance in Comparative Perspective, Alexandre Afonso
34. The Portuguese Macroeconomic Policy Framework, Fernando Alexandre and Pedro Bação
35. Education Policies, Ana Balcão Reis
36. Health Policies, Céu Mateus
37. Political Corruption in Portugal, Luís de Sousa and Susana Coroado
38. Taxation and Accountability at the Local Level, Mariana Lopes da Fonseca
39. Portugal and the Challenges of Economic Globalization, João Amador
Portugal and the European Union
40. Portugal and the European Monetary Union, Margarida Duarte
41. Portugal in the European Union: Chronicling a Transformative Journey, Laura Ferreira-Pereira
42. Politicising Europe: How It Affects Domestic Political Competition in Portugal, Marina Costa Lobo
43. Bailout Politics in Portugal (2008-2020), Catherine Moury and Elisabetta De Giorgi
Foreign Policy and Defence
44. Portuguese Foreign Policy, Maria Raquel Freire
45. Portugal and Brazil, Andrés Malamud and Pedro Seabra
46. Portugal and Africa, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira
47. Security and Geostrategy, Bruno Oliveira Martins and Daniel Pinéu
48. The Military and Defence Policies, Helena Carreiras