Political Representation and Citizenship in Portugal: From Crisis to Renewal

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Political Representationand Citizenship inPortugal
Political Representationand Citizenship inPortugalFrom Crisis to Renewal
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: New and Old Patterns of Citizenship
	Chapter 1
	Bridging the Gap?
		Reasons and Consequences of an Unprecedented Pact
		Data and Methods
		Analysis
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 2
	Politics in Austerity
		Austerity and Anti-austerity Politics in Portugal between the Street and the Polls
		Player Interaction and Patterns of Institutionalization
		Back to the Street: New Claims, Open Protests, and Latent Conflicts in Post-austerity Portugal
		Conclusions: From Social Movements to Institutions and Back Again
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 3
	Democratic Legitimacy and Trust in Political Institutions in Portugal before and after the Great Recession
		Democratic Legitimacy and Trust in Institutions: Diffuse and Specific Democratic Support
		Diffuse and Specific Support of Democracy in Portugal before, during, and after the Crisis
		Data and Analysis
		Findings
		Conclusions
		Note
		References
	Chapter 4
	Political Participation of the Young versus Old Age Cohorts before and after the Great Recession
		The Literature on Economic Crises and the Political Participation of Young People
		Data, Methodology, and Hypotheses
		Findings
		Discussion and Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Part 2: Parliamentary Representation before and after the Crisis
	Chapter 5
	Ideological and Policy Representation in Portugal before and after the Great Recession, 2008–20171
		The Study of Political Representation: Theoretical Discussion
		Data and Methods: Measuring Ideological and Policy Congruence
		Voter-MP Congruence on Left-Right Ideological Identities
		Voter-MP Socioeconomic Policy Congruence
		Policy Congruence on Socioeconomic Issues in Portugal
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 6
	Gender and Political Representation before and after the Great Recession, 2008–20171
		Political Representation and Ideological Congruence
		Portugal: An Ideal CaseStudy
		Data and Methods
		Indicators of Policy Preferences
		The Models
		Testing for Gender Differences in Policy Preferences
		Assessing the Power of Gender on Policy Preferences
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 7
	Opening the Black Box of “Constraining Dissensus”
		Euroskepticism, Intraparty Dissent, and the Crisis: Literature Review
		The Evolution of Euroskepticism before and after the Crisis: The Portuguese Case
		Data and Methods
		Results
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8
	Legislative Activities before and after the Great Recession
		Literature and Hypotheses
		Data and Methods
		Analysis
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9
	Conclusions
		Empirical Findings: The Impact of the Crisis in Portugal
		Challenges for Political Representation and Future Research Prospects
		References
	Appendix
	Index
	About the Contributors