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"Portuguese democracy is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. Portugal joined the European Union (EU) in 1986, but the enduring legacies of the country's transition process from authoritarianism to democracy became apparent during the European sovereign debt crisis, when Portugal experienced its third bailout since the institutionalization of democratic government. Although the first decade after EU accession was one of slight growth and investment, Portugal's economy has, in effect, been performing poorly since the beginning of the 21st century. Among the major changes in Portugal-as in much of Southern Europe-as a result of the 'great recession', was the emergence of important new actors, including populist parties, new social movements and the polarization of attitudes toward the EU. In some of these areas, the phrase 'with the exception of Portugal' was always present. This book explores the factors that might explain why this is no more the case, presenting a global overview, with an interdisciplinary focus, of the processes of economic, social and political change in Portuguese democracy since the 2008 economic crisis. The volume is accessible to a broad academic audience, with chapters examining economic, political, social and foreign policy issues, for scholars interested in an analysis of Portugal's emergence from the economic crisis"--

"Portuguese democracy is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. Portugal joined the European Union (EU) in 1986, but the enduring legacies of the country's transition process from authoritarianism to democracy became apparent during the European sovereign debt crisis, when Portugal experienced its third bailout since the institutionalization of democratic government. Although the first decade after EU accession was one of slight growth and investment, Portugal's economy has, in effect, been performing poorly since the beginning of the 21st century. Among the major changes in Portugal-as in much of Southern Europe-as a result of the 'great recession', was the emergence of important new actors, including populist parties, new social movements and the polarization of attitudes toward the EU. In some of these areas, the phrase 'with the exception of Portugal' was always present. This book explores the factors that might explain why this is no more the case, presenting a global overview, with an interdisciplinary focus, of the processes of economic, social and political change in Portuguese democracy since the 2008 economic crisis. The volume is accessible to a broad academic audience, with chapters examining economic, political, social and foreign policy issues, for scholars interested in an analysis of Portugal's emergence from the economic crisis"--

The Diffusion of Authoritarian Models in the Era of Fascism: An Introduction / António Costa Pinto -- Looking for a Third Way: Salazar's Dictatorship and the Diffusion of Authoritarian Models in the Era of Fascism -- The Multifaceted Appeal of the Portuguese New State: Foreign Book Donors in Salazar's Library -- 'Salazar's Splendid Dictatorship': Selling Authoritarian Ideas in Democratic Denmark -- Portuguese Salazarism as an Example for a Third Way 'Renewal' in the Netherlands, 1933-1946 -- Unlikely Mediterranean Authoritarian Crossings: Salazar's Portugal as Model for the 4th of August Dictatorship in Greece (1936-40) -- Vichy and the Salazarist Model -- Dimitrije Ljotić and Zbor's Corporatist Project for Interwar Yugoslavia -- Corporatist Models in the Ideology of the Czechoslovak National Fascist Community -- The Three Faces of Croatian Corporatism, 1941-1945 -- The Andes Encounters the Iberian Dictatorships: Perceptions of Salazarism and Francoism in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia (1930-1950) -- Selective Appropriations of Iberian Dictatorships and the Radical Right in 1930s Argentina and Chile -- Intellectual Debates about Catholic Corporatism in 1930s Brazil.

Latin American Dictatorships in the Era of Fascism focuses on the reverse-wave of dictatorships that emerged in Latin America during the 1930s and the transnational dissemination of authoritarian institutions in the era of fascism. Antaonio Costa Pinto revisits the study of authoritarian alternatives to liberal democracy in 1930s Latin America from the perspective of the diffusion of corporatism in the world of inter-war dictatorships. The book explores what drove the horizontal spread of corporatism in Latin America, the processes and direction of transnational diffusion, and how social and political corporatism became a central set of new institutions utilized by dictatorships during this era. These issues are studied through a transnational and comparative research design to reveal the extent of Latin America's participation during the corporatist wave which by 1942 had significantly reduced the number of democratic regimes in the world. This book is essential reading for students studying Latin American history, 1930s dictatorships and authoritarianism, and the spread of corporatism.

Introduction : Fascism and other '-isms' / António Costa Pinto -- Decomposition and recomposition of theories : how to arrive at useful ideas explaining Fascism / Stein U. Larsen -- Desperately seeking 'generic Fascism' : some discordant thoughts on the academic recycling of indigenous categories / Michel Dobry -- Fascism and culture : a mosse-centric and meta-narrative (or how Fascist studies reinvented the wheel) / Roger Griffin -- Theories of Fascism : a critique from the perspective of women's and gender history / Kevin Passmore -- Fascism and religion / John Pollard -- Ideology, propaganda, violence and the rise of Fascism / Roger Eatwell -- Political violence and institutional crisis in interwar southern Europe / Giulia Albanese -- Ruling elites, political institutions and decision-making in Fascist-era dictatorships : comparative perspectives / António Costa Pinto -- Fascism, 'licence' and genocide : from the chimera of rebirth to the authorization of mass murder / Aristotle Kallis -- Concluding remarks / Adrian Lyttelton