The Politics of Representation – Elections and Parliamentarism in Portugal and …

The Politics of RepresentationElections and Parliamentarism in Portugal and Spain, 1875-1926\nAuthor(s): Pedro Tavares de Almeida, Javier Moreno-Luzon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Liverpool University Press\nISBN-13: 9781845198756, 978-1845198756\nSynopsis\nElectoral and parliamentary arenas play a crucial role in the configuration and dynamics of modern polities. This book explores the practices of citizenship and unveils the fabric of representation in the Iberian countries, during a significant period of liberal politics, that is, from its apogee to its collapse (from the 1870s to the 1920s). Part One examines the evolution of electoral norms and behaviour, as well as the recruitment profile of MPs. Portugal and Spain share fundamental features, such as the extensive clientelistic mobilisation of voters, the dissemination of fraud and corruption, the supremacy of governmental parties and the prevalence of the politics of notabl.