This study examines why citizens in the Netherlands vote for independent local parties.
These are parties that run in municipal council elections, but do not run in elections at higher …

Sažetak Many countries in Western Europe consolidated their territorial organization in the
last few decades, searching for increased local capacities. Great Britain, Denmark and …

Regarding processes system change towards democracy, rule of law and market economy
from a comparative point of view, the decentralization of political institutions and of …

Quem constitui o poder local em Portugal? Quais os grupos sócio profissionais que
controlaram as câmaras municipais durante o Estado Novo, no período de transição de …

How does the presence of independent lists influence voter turnout in municipal and sub-
municipal elections? Despite the persistence of independent lists in local elections of …

Na sequência da publicação em 2013 do livro O Poder Local do Estado Novo à
Democracia: Presidentes de Câmara e Governadores Civis, 1936-2012, também sob a …

A revolução de 25 de abril de 1974 alterou a participação das mulheres na política
portuguesa. A partir de uma perspetiva histórica, este artigo oferece uma resenha da …

In 1974, Portugal's Carnation Revolution, initiated by the military, received huge popular
support. Army officers, mostly of the rank of captain, started the Revolution, but then the …

Does the presence of local political parties increase turnout in municipal elections? A
handful of previous studies have found that local parties indeed have this effect. Against that …

Introduction The article presents a historical analysis of the participation of women in
Portuguese politics and reveals the positive effects of the introduction of the parity law in …