Political Representation and Citizenship in Portugal by Marco... - 9781793601155

Political Representation and Citizenship in PortugalFrom Crisis to Renewal\nAuthor(s): Marco Lisi, Andr Freire, Emmanouil Tsatsanis, Guya Accornero, Ana Maria Belchior, Enrico Borghetto, Joo Cancela, Augusta Correia, Elisabetta De Giorgi, Andr Freire\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Lexington Books\nISBN-13: 9781793601155, 978-1793601155\nSynopsis\nRepresentative democracies are facing huge challenges that stem from long trends of citizens dissatisfaction and weakening of political legitimacy, on the one hand, and the effects of global economic and financial crisis on electoral alignments and the patterns of government, on the other. This volume uses the Portuguese case as an important case study to examine the long-term debate on the crisis of representative democracies with the attempt to assess the impact of the Great Recession. In particular, this study examines two relevant dimensions, namely citizens participation and mobilization.