Public Attitudes towards Parties in Portugal: A Longitudinal Overview
Brazilian Political Science Review
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ISSN: 19813821
Editor Chefe: Adrian Gurza Lavalle
Início Publicação: 31/12/2006
Periodicidade: Quadrimestral
Área de Estudo: Ciência política
Public Attitudes towards Parties in Portugal: A Longitudinal Overview
Ano: 2011 | Volume: 5 | Número: 1
Autores: Conceição Pequito Teixeira, Paulo Almeida Pereira
Autor Correspondente: Conceição Pequito Teixeira | [email protected]
Autor Correspondente: Conceição Pequito Teixeira | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: Political parties, decline of parties, anti-party sentiments, political attitudes and behaviour.
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Resumo Inglês:
This article reviews the case of the often claimed “crisis of parties†in Portugal, and argues that such controversy rests at least in part on “ambiguous†evidence. We will try to answer two fundamental research questions: 1) What motivates popular support for political parties (or lack thereof)? 2) Why does antiparty rhetoric resonate with some citizens, but not with others? The empirical data and statistical regression models used allow the following conclusion: in the eyes of Portuguese citizens, parties have become a kind of “necessary evilâ€, being criticized for “what they actually do†and supported for “what they are supposed to doâ€.