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Introduction -- 1. The study of interest groups -- 2. The system of interest representation in Portugal -- 3. Associational involvement and political participation in Portugal: Insights from a longitudinal and comparative study -- 4. Interest groups, political representation and citizen preferences -- 5. Seeking access to policy-makers: Interest group strategies -- 6. Interest groups in the parliamentary arena -- 7. Interest groups in the media -- 8. Portuguese interest groups and the European Union -- 9. Conclusions.

This study enriches and updates the theoretical debate on party change with detailed empirical research on Portuguese political parties. By examining the evolution of political parties in this recent democracy, this work raises new points about party transformations and provides insights relevant to all scholars of the political process.

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction / Marco Lisi, André Freire and Emmanouil Tsatsanis -- Bridging the gap? : the changing relationship between the socialists and radical left in Portugal / Elisabetta De Giorgi and João Cancela -- Politics in austerity : strategic interactions between social movements and institutional actors in Portugal, 2010-2015 / Guya Accornero and Pedro Ramos Pinto -- Democratic legitimacy and trust in political institutions in Portugal before and after the Great Recession : transitory or lasting effects? / Emmanouil Tsatsanis and Ana Belchior -- Political participation of the young versus old age cohorts before and after the Great Recession : Portugal in a comparative perspective, 2008-2016 / André Freire, Vicente Valentim, Viriato Queiroga and Francisco Graça -- Ideological and policy representation in Portugal before and after the Great Recession, 2008-2017 / André Freire and Augusta Correia -- Gender and political representation before and after the Great Recession, 2008-2017 / Ana Prata, André Freire and Sofia Serra-Silva -- Opening the 'black box' : intra-party cohesion on European integration in Portugal before and after the crisis / Marco Lisi and Vera Ramalhete -- Legislative activities before and after the Great Recession : an analysis of unemployment and social welfare issues / Enrico Borghetto and Marco Lisi -- Conclusions / Marco Lisi, André Freire and Emmanouil Tsatsanis.

"This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions. It provides a general overview of political representation studies in Southern Europe and Latin America and builds bridges between the two traditions of political representation studies, affording greater understanding of developments in each region and promote future research collaboration between Southern Europe and Latin America. Finally, the book addresses questions of continuity and change in patterns of political representation after the onset of the two economic crises, specifically examining issues such as changes in citizens' democratic support and trust in political representatives and institutions, in-descriptive representation (in the sociodemographic profile of MPs) and in-substantive representation (in the link between voters and MPs in terms of ideological congruence and/or policy/issue orientations). This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, political representation, European and Latin American politics/studies, and more broadly to comparative politics"--

This volume analyzes key dimensions of political representation and participation in Portugal, examining the impact of the economic crisis on the linkage between voters and elected representatives, contributing to assessing the significant changes that representative democracies have experienced and the factors that may boost their renewal.