Political alternation in the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands / Teresa Ruel.
Ruel, Teresa.
2021
JF1351 .R84 2020
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Title Political alternation in the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands / Teresa Ruel.
Author Ruel, Teresa.
ISBN 9783030538408 (electronic bk.)
3030538400 (electronic bk.)
3030538397
9783030538392
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53840-8
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-53840-8 doi
Call Number JF1351 .R84 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.94698
Summary "In this innovative study, Dr Ruel explores why political alternation--a bedrock of democratic functioning--has been largely absent in three under-studied regions in Portugal and Spain. Focusing on Madeira, the Azores and the Canary Islands, this book explains how party competition, intra-party democracy and regional economic performance have contributed to political party stasis since the return of democracy in the mid-1970s."--Paul M. Heywood, Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics seconded 0.5 FTE to Global Integrity, Washington DC (2018-21), Faculty of Social Science, University of Nottingham, UK This book is about political alternation. It's about parties and politicians. It's about power and resources employed to secure longevity in power over time at Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands. This book explores the phenomenon of political alternation through an in-depth contextual understanding of the path of regional historical legacies at democratization and decentralization processes started in the 1970s; the institutional architectures and the scope of regional authority endowed in those regions; the specific dynamics of regional politics; and the constellation of political parties and actors and the regional elections results, as well as contextual factors that might explain why some political parties have better performances than other at regional elections. Throughout comparative lessons Ruel seeks to highlight the range of factors that affect regional electoral dynamics and outcomes and to develop a comprehensive understanding of the drivers of long-standing incumbency (Azores and Canary Islands) or the absence of political alternation (Madeira) within regional democracies. Teresa Ruel is Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Aveiro, Portugal. She received her PhD in Political Science in 2015 from the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Her main interests are related to topics of territorial politics, regional politics, regional elections in Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands, and the quality of democracy at sub-national levels.-- Provided by publisher
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Series Palgrave studies in sub-national governance.
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Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Tables
Part I
Chapter 1: Setting the Scene: Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Decentralization of the State: The Emergence of the Regions
1.3 Setting the Scene: The Framework of Analysis
1.3.1 Case Studies
1.3.2 The Structure of the Book
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework and Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 What Is Democracy?: A Minimalist Approach
2.3 Party Competition
2.4 Political Alternation: A Bird Eye View

2.5 Chapter Final Remarks
References
Chapter 3: Mapping the Cases: The Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Portugal: The Structure of the State-Unitary and Decentralized
3.3 Azores and Madeira: The Institutional Arrangements
3.3.1 Political Institutions and Regional Authority
3.3.2 Electoral System and the Party Systems
3.3.3 The Cornerstone of Regional Autonomy: Fiscal Autonomy
3.4 Spain: The State of Autonomies (Estado de las Autonomias)
3.4.1 The Canary Islands: The 'Insularism' of Regional Authority

3.4.2 Political Institutions and Regional Authority
3.4.3 Electoral Rules and the Party Systems
3.4.4 The Regional Financing System: Sources and Allocation of Resources
3.5 Chapter Final Remarks
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Part II
Chapter 4: Party Competition at Regional Level
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Regional Elections
4.3 Patterns of Party Competition
4.4 Turnout at Regional Elections
4.5 Chapter Final Remarks
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Chapter 5: Intra-party Democracy
5.1 Introduction

5.2 The Regional Branches of State-Wide Parties
5.3 The Regional Party Structures
5.4 Party Leaders and Longevity at Central Office
5.5 Chapter Final Remarks
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Chapter 6: Regional Economic Performance
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Regional Economic Performance
6.3 Regional GDP and Employment
6.4 Regional Public Debt
6.5 Citizens' Perceptions of the Regional Economy
6.6 Chapter Final Remarks
References
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Chapter 7: Conclusions
References
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