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12/Sep/2011
Conceição Pequito Teixeira, Paulo Almeida Pereira
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3883201100010005
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 anti-party 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 […]
Keywords: Anti-party sentiments; Decline of parties; Political attitudes and behaviour; political parties