Securing Democracy Political Parties and Democratic Consolidation in Southern Europe

When this book first published in 1990, several 'new' democracies were emerging in Southern Europe. Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece were generally seen as conforming to the western European model of liberal democracy. But the process of democratization is a gradual one, and each national democracy is moulded by its own political, social, and economic characteristics. In particular, the active role of national political parties is of prime importance.

The contributors to this volume focus on party systems in the democracies of Greece, Spain and Portugal since the end of their authoritarian regimes, and on Italy in the post-war period. This title will be of interest to students of politics, European Studies, and development studies.

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Geoffrey Pridham

Riassunto

When this book first published in 1990, several ‘new’ democracies were emerging in Southern Europe. The contributors to this volume focus on party systems in the democracies of Greece, Spain and Portugal since the end of their authoritarian regimes, and on Italy in the post-war period.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Geoffrey Pridham
• Con la collaborazione di: Geoffrey Pridham (Editore), Pridham Geoffrey (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 28.07.2015
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva
• EAN: 9781138957114
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95711-4
• Numero di pagine: 228
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Comparative Politics, European integration studies, party system analysis, authoritarian legacy, Electoral Competition, regime transition, post-authoritarian Southern Europe case studies