Political Purges and State Crisis in Portugal's Transition to Democracy, 1975—76
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073584 |
|---|---|
| Authors | António Costa Pinto (0000-0002-3478-1795, University of Lisbon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 305-332 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022009408089034 |
| OpenAlex | W1977371808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
The Portuguese military coup of 25 April 1974 was the beginning of the 'third wave' of democratic transitions in Southern Europe. Unshackled by international pro-democratizing forces and occurring in the midst of the Cold War, the coup led to a severe crisis of the state that was aggravated by the simultaneous processes of transition to democracy and de-colonization of what was the last European colonial empire. This article analyses how Portugal's political élite and society struggled with two aspects of the authoritarian legacies of the 'Estado Novo' during the transition: the élite and the institutions associated with the dictatorship. The nature of the Portuguese transition and the consequent state crises created a 'window of opportunity' in which the 'reaction to the past' was much stronger in Portugal than in the other Southern European transitions. In fact, the transition's powerful dynamic in itself served to constitute a legacy for the consolidation of democracy
Authoritarianism · Consolidation (business · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economic history · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Sociology · State (computer science · French Historical and Cultural Studies · History · History, Culture, and Society · Law
The Copernican revolution in Portugal’s image and interests during transition (1974–1976)
From dictatorship to democracy
When Reforms Becomes Symbolic
The role of Sá Carneiro in the building of the Portuguese democracy
The Authoritarian Past and South European Democracies
The End of the Carnival’
Rückkehr oder Flucht
Political advisers in Portugal
Repressive Legacies and the Democratisation of Iberian Police Systems
Justice in Times of Transition
Interests, Inequality, and Illusion in the Choice for Fair Elections
Deep Transformations
| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |