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- The quality of local democracy: an institutional analysisPublication . Sousa, Luis de; da Cruz, Nuno F.; Fernandes, DanielMuch of the literature on quality of democracy is case study-oriented and focused on nation states. Theoretical work and, in particular, comparative empirical research on the quality of local democracy are less advanced. This paper contributes to our understanding of how democracy works from below. It develops a conceptual framing and employs a multidimensional index of the quality of democracy across all 278 municipalities in mainland Portugal by focusing on procedural dimensions of democratic performance at three levels of legitimacy: input, throughput, and output. Regression analysis is then used as a preliminary test of the usefulness of these measures of quality of local democracy and to uncover associations between them and a range of political and socioeconomic factors. The results suggest that municipalities led by independent mayors, with larger populations and higher levels of multiculturalism are likelier to be associated with ‘better’ local democracy.
- Measuring the enforcement capacity of political financing supervisory bodiesPublication . Sousa, Luís deOne of the most innovative measures of the political financing regulatory reforms of the past 2 decades was the creation or designation of new political financing supervisory bodies, entrusted to monitor and enforce political financing regulations. These bodies have been growing in numbers in the last 2 decades, partly in response to public opinion pressure and partly to international commitments. Drawing on regulatory and organisational capacity theories, this article seeks to develop a new index to measure the enforcement capacity of these bodies.
- O estudo da corrupção através de métodos de inquérito: desafios e cuidados a terPublication . Sousa, Luís de
- Transparência, justiça e liberdade: em memória de Saldanha SanchesPublication . Sousa, Luís de; Soares, Domitília«…Porque os outros se calam mas tu não…» Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen Poesia e fiscalidade são dois domínios do conhecimento, à partida distantes, mas que, por vezes, se entrecruzam, contribuindo, assim, para a compreensão de uma realidade social, em que se conjugam passado, presente e futuro e em que a cidadania teve, tem e terá um papel combativo e construtivo a desempenhar. É esse o inestimável legado do professor doutor José Luís Saldanha Sanches. A questão que agora se coloca é a de saber se os sentimentos/gritos de alma, desta grande poetisa portuguesa que é Sofia, num dos seus mais conhecidos poemas – “Porque” –, terão paralelo com os sentimentos/gritos de alma expressos por Saldanha Sanches, no decurso da sua vida. (...)
- Poder e corrupçãoPublication . Sousa, Luís de
- Perspetivas geracionais da corrupção em Portugal: uma visão comparada entre jovens e senioresPublication . Clemente, Felippe; Sousa, Luis de
- Political corruption in PortugalPublication . Sousa, Luis de; Coroado, Susana
- Corruption controlPublication . Sousa, Luis de
- Transparência (das políticas) e integridade (dos políticos)Publication . Neves, Maria do Céu Patrão; Pinto, António Costa; Sousa, Luís de
- IntroductionPublication . Delicado, Ana; Domingos, Nuno; Sousa, Luís de