Groups of party identification in Portugal: sociographic profil and social attitudes

Abstract

This paper belongs to a wider enquiry into the attitudes of the Portuguese population towards modern development. Here, we report on the socio-demographic characteristics and social attitudes of the groups of party-identification according to a 1994 survey. The main finding is the deep social and attitudinal differentiation between those who identify with the present party (60%) and those who do not identify with the present party system (40%). In concluding, we analyse the relationship between the perceptions of the fairness of the current system of socio-economic opportunities and rewards and the different forms of civic participation and political mobilization, in sum, the relationship between social fairness and political citizenship in Portuguese society.