Democratic Quality in Southern Europe
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Democratic Quality in Southern Europe

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain

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eBook - ePub

Democratic Quality in Southern Europe

France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain

About this book

Fueled by new data from the Varieties of Democracy project, Democratic Quality in Southern Europe takes a close look at the democratic trajectories of France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain over the past fifty years.

Despite similar beginnings, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain have experienced significant variations in the way their democracies have evolved. Covering ground from the protest movements of the late '60s and early '70s to the challenges that resulted from the financial crisis of the Great Recession, editor Tiago Fernandes expertly draws together a collection of essays that look beyond the impact of socioeconomic development in these five countries, exploring innovative and nuanced explanations for their diverging paths.

Democratic Quality in Southern Europe combines new data with classical methodologies to create fresh, convincing hypotheses on the development, quality, and depth of democracy in this critical region.

Contributors: Tiago Fernandes, Rui Branco, João Cancela, Edna Costa, Pedro Diniz de Sousa, Pedro T. Magalhães, Edalina Rodrigues Sanches, José Santana-Pereira, Tiago Tibúrcio

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Figures and Tables
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. List of Abbreviations
  8. Introduction. Patterns of Democratic Quality in Southern Europe, 1960s–2010s
  9. One. Elections: Institutional Frameworks and Electoral Participation
  10. Two. Party Systems
  11. Three. Direct Democracy
  12. Four. Media and Politics
  13. Five. Subnational Democracy
  14. Six. Women’s Political Representation
  15. Seven. Inequality and the Welfare State
  16. Conclusion. Origins of Democratic Quality in Southern Europe: Legacies from the Authoritarian Past, Civil Society, and Progressive Coalitions
  17. List of Contributors
  18. Index
  19. About the Author