The eurozone crisis has altered the party political landscape across Europe. The most
visible effect is the rise of challenger parties. The crisis not only caused economic hardship …

The electoral consequences of the Great Recession are analysed in this article by
combining insights from economic voting theories and the literature on party system change …

Abstract The 2014 European Parliament elections were held against the backdrop of the
worst economic crisis in post-war Europe. The elections saw an unprecedented surge in …

Abstract Introduction In 2000, the Portuguese minority socialist government decriminalized
the possession and consumption of drugs. This law made Portugal unique in having a …

From decades of scholarship, we know that the economy matters for government support
and election outcomes. Key generalizations are now possible. As the economy improves …

The study of the impact of the economic crisis on attitudes toward democracy tends to be
focused on satisfaction with specific democratic institutions. This article expands upon …

In considering the outcome of a national election, the usual first question, as far as domestic
politics goes, is “How's the economy doing?” We know the economy plays a major, often …

This article analyses the margin of manoeuvre of Portuguese executives after the onset of
the sovereign debt crisis in 2010–2015. To obtain a full understanding of what happened …

The book offers a solid theory and conceptualization of technocratic politics and the
technocratic challenge is analyzed empirically at all levels of the national and supra-national …

Voters typically observe macroeconomic outcomes in order to evaluate government
performance. However, during crises, when the clarity of economic responsibility is poor and …