Title:Political Parties and Corruption in Portugal
Author(s):DE SOUSA, LuísDate:2001Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Portugal is often considered an example of successful democratic consolidation. Yet it has not been exempt from corruption scandals. By the mid-1990s, transparency and the moralisation of political life had come to dominate ...
Title:Political representation and government in the European Union
Author(s):MAIR, Peter; THOMASSEN, JacquesDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This paper addresses two particular aspects of the much debated democratic deficit in European Union (EU) governance - the absence of a system of party government at the European level, whereby parties in the Parliament ...
Title:The Politics of Civic Combinations
Author(s):BRUSZT, Laszlo; VEDRES, BalazsDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this article, we explore the ways in which partnerships with the state within state-led developmental programs might effect the autonomy of civic organizations (COs) and their readiness to enter in political action. To ...
Title:Portugal, 2011 : Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche
Author(s):FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, JoséDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...
Title:Portugal, 2011: Une victoire de la droite néoliberale et une defáite de la gauche
Author(s):FREIRE, André; SANTANA PEREIRA, JoséDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Cet article analyse les élections parlementaires portugaises du 5 juin 2011. Il en présente l’arrière-plan issu de la législature précédente, de la crise économique, du renflouement de la dette portugaise et de la campagne ...
Title:Positioning Accountability in European Governance: An Introduction
Author(s):CURTIN, Deirdre; MAIR, Peter; PAPADOPOULOS, YannisDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The special issue of which this paper forms the introduction takes as its central focus one particular aspect of democratic governance: accountability. It attempts to position a broad understanding of the notion of ...
Title:Praktisch Gedacht! Praxistheoretischer Konstruktivismus in den Internationalen Beziehungen
Author(s):BÜGER, Christian; GADINGER, FrankDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Practice as an analytical category has received re-renewed attention in the discipline of International Relations (IR). We discuss the shared assumptions and disagreements among theories of practice in IR and the challenges ...
Title:Predispositions to discriminatory immigration policies in western Europe: an exploration of political causes
Author(s):MARTINEZ-HERRERA, Enric; MOUALHI, DjaouidaDate:2006Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:We analyze citizens' predispositions concerning policies of immigrant selection and models of immigrant accommodation as observed by the 2002-3 European Social Survey. We focus on some of the EU's major countries, namely: ...
Title:Presentación. Desafíos metodológicos en la investigación de la participación
Author(s):FONT, Joan; DELLA PORTA, Donatella; SINTOMER, YvesDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:Participation is a well-established subject in the social sciences. Individual participation, non-governmental organizations, interest groups, and social movements have all been important fields of research for years, at ...