TY - BOOK AU - Magone,Jos�e M. TI - Politics in contemporary Portugal: democracy evolving AV - JN8605 .M346 2014 U1 - 320.9469 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Boulder, Colorado, London, [England] PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - European Union KW - Portugal KW - Democracy KW - Democratization KW - Politics and government KW - 1974- KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Portugal's evolving democracy -- The historical and socio-economic context -- The structure and development of the core political system -- The evolution of public administration -- The dynamics of parties and elections -- Interest groups at play -- The role of the judiciary -- Civil society and political culture -- Local government and the challenge of decentralization -- The Europeanization of national public policies -- The priorities of foreign and defense policy -- Challenges and opportunities in the 21st century UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4352942 ER -