The Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Editors Bios
List of Figures
List of Tables
SECTION 1: 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, 1974–2021 • André Freire
	7. The Right and Far-Right in the Portuguese Democracy (1974–2022) • Riccardo Marchi and André Azevedo Alves
SECTION 2: 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
SECTION 3: 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
SECTION 4: PARTIES AND PARTY SYSTEM
	21. Candidate Selection in Portugal • Carlos Jalali and Edalina Rodrigues Sanches
	22. The Executive Political Elite • Pedro Tavares de Almeida
	23. Political Parties and Party System • Mafalda Pratas and Fernando Bizzarro
	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
SECTION 5: 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
SECTION 6: 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
SECTION 7: 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 C. Ferreira-Pereira
	42. Politicizing Europe: How the EU Affects Political Competition in Portugal • Marina Costa Lobo
	43. Bailout Politics in Portugal (2008–2020) • Catherine Moury and Elisabetta De Giorgi
SECTION 8: 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
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