Politics in Contemporary Portugal: Democracy Evolving

by Jose M. Magone

Overview

José Magone provides a comprehensive overview of the development of Portuguese democracy, highlighting the country’s achievements and failures across four decades. Magone briefly traces Portugal’s political history and provides socioeconomic context before turning his attention to a range of key areas: from political structures and public administration to political culture, from the role of the judiciary to foreign and defense policy. Thoroughly researched, his book is an unparalleled contribution to scholarship on this young democracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626370258
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/12/2014
Pages:	295
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

José M. Magone is professor of regional and global governance at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. His publications include Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction.

Editorial Reviews

Provides a thorough and well-documented overview of the Portuguese political system.... The author [also] should be praised for an excellent review of the existing literature on Portuguese politics that will be of great value to scholars and students of comparative politics.

Political Studies Review - Alexandre Afonso

Provides a holistic and thorough review of Portugal’s politics and public policies and constitutes a great source of information and bibliography on all the topics that it covers.... The book is ideal for any reseracher and/or student of Portuguese politics.... Also relevant for scholars interested in processes of democratization.

Western European Politics - Sotirios Zartaloudis

A must read for anybody interested in modern Portugal. Magone analyzes virtually all the topics relevant to an understanding of the country’s contemporary successes and challenges.

Thomas Bruneau