A mediterranean model of democracy? The Southern European democracies in comparative perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arend Lijphart (University of California San Diego), Thomas C Bruneau (Naval Postgraduate School), P Nikiforos Diamandouros (Social Science Research Council), Robert Gunther (0000-0001-5171-970X, The Ohio State University), Richard Gunther |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-25 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402388808424662 |
| OpenAlex | W2069128419 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 12 |
The four Southern European democracies ‐ Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece ‐ have a number of important cultural, social, economic, and historical characteristics in common, and their political systems are also often seen as similar, representing a ‘Mediterranean model of democracy’. However, when these four democratic regimes are compared with the world's other democracies in terms of the contrasting majoritarian and consensus models, they turn out not to form a distinctive and cohesive cluster. The concluding section suggests several explanations for this unexpected finding
Cluster (spacecraft · Democracy · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Economy · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Effective” Number of Parties
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2025 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |