List Books » Democracy Between Consolidation and Crisis: Parties, Groups, and Citizens in Southern Europe
Authors: Leonard Morlino
ISBN-13: 9780198280828, ISBN-10: 0198280823
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: September 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)
University of Florence
Drawing on a systematic, empirical analysis of four key Southern European countries, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy, this insightful study identifies several key aspects of democratic consolidation: consensus and legitimization, party system and party organization, and the ways in which organized and non-organized interests are related to parties and the institutions of state. This book offers the first extensive, comparative analysis of consolidation and crisis in these countries, and features a wealth of up-to-date information on party organizations, interest associations, the media, and public opinion. Although clearly focusing on Southern Europe, the author's findings are extremely relevant for understanding the politics of several other regions, including Eastern Europe, Latin America, and South East Asia.
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Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Actors, Institutions, and Change | 9 |
2 | Indicators and Measures | 50 |
3 | Consensus and Legitimation | 111 |
4 | Parties and Party Organization | 169 |
5 | State and Civil Society | 213 |
6 | Beyond Consolidation | 249 |
7 | Features and Explanations of Crises | 295 |
Conclusions: A Theory of Anchoring? | 338 | |
References | 346 | |
Index | 377 |