Political Representation and Citizenship in Portugal: From Crisis to Renewal

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Cover Political Representationand Citizenship inPortugal Political Representationand Citizenship inPortugalFrom Crisis to Renewal Copyright page 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