With Portugal: From Monarchy to Pluralist Democracy, Walter C. Opello, Jr., brings the transformation of Portugal into sharp focus and, in doing so, offers interesting insights into the problems of forming a democratic regime. This profile traces Portugal’s transition to democracy within the broader context of its historical development as a nation-state, documenting the effects of absolutism…
The aim of this book is to provide a detailed overview of the Portuguese experience in the European Union, and thereby assist candidate countries, notwithstanding national differences and variations in the European Union itself.