Portugal's Democratic Paradox
Portugal faces the challenge of rebuilding faith in democratic institutions while delivering on citizens' rising expectations, fifty years after dictatorship.
Portugal occupies a unique position in Europe’s democratic landscape, having consolidated its democratic institutions and welfare state as the age of misinformation and populism began.
This historical conjunction has created a distinctive paradox: Portuguese citizens simultaneously rely on and question their state institutions, producing a society caught between dependence and doubt.
The Portuguese recognise their state’s role in providing universal services, yet frequently question its capacity to deliver effective solutions.
Portuguese citizens simultaneously rely on and question their state institutions
Author's summary: Portugal faces a democratic paradox fifty years after dictatorship.
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