TY - JOUR
T1 - Party System Renewal or Business as Usual?
T2 - Continuity and Change in Post-Bailout Portugal
AU - Lisi, Marco
AU - Sanches, Edalina Rodrigues
AU - dos Santos Maia, Jayane
N1 - UIDB/04627/2020
UIDP/04627/2020
PTDC/IVC-CPO/1864/2014.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The recent economic crisis has created momentum for party system change in most European democracies. While Portugal has shown more predictable patterns of interparty competition, since the 2015 elections it has experienced incremental changes in the electoral, parliamentary and governing arenas. This study explores several dimensions of the Portuguese party system (including volatility, alternation in government and innovation) from a longitudinal perspective, and provides new explanations for its development. Focusing on the post-bailout period, it argues that abstention and party strategy go a long way to explaining the patterns of continuity and (marginal) change in the Portuguese party system.
AB - The recent economic crisis has created momentum for party system change in most European democracies. While Portugal has shown more predictable patterns of interparty competition, since the 2015 elections it has experienced incremental changes in the electoral, parliamentary and governing arenas. This study explores several dimensions of the Portuguese party system (including volatility, alternation in government and innovation) from a longitudinal perspective, and provides new explanations for its development. Focusing on the post-bailout period, it argues that abstention and party strategy go a long way to explaining the patterns of continuity and (marginal) change in the Portuguese party system.
KW - abstention
KW - elections
KW - new parties
KW - party strategy
KW - party system
KW - party system change
KW - Political parties
KW - Portugal
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U2 - 10.1080/13608746.2020.1862498
DO - 10.1080/13608746.2020.1862498
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100541000
SN - 1360-8746
VL - 25
SP - 179
EP - 203
JO - South European Society And Politics
JF - South European Society And Politics
IS - 2
ER -