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There is increasing evidence that citizens of non-core nations are as (if not more) concerned about the environment than citizens of core countries, especially regarding health, economic impacts, and private property (Dunlap 1996; Figueiredo 1999; Kousis 1999b).1 While environmental attitudes and movements have been relatively well studied with reference to the more developed countries (Dunlap and Mertig 1995, Dunlap 1996), these works have just began for Portugal, a non-core nation (Rodrigues 1995; Fidelis et al. 1996; Gil Nave 2000). During the first years of democracy in the seventies, Portugal experienced a relatively large number of protests, while in the eighties their numbers decreased. The effective consolidation of democracy, social stability, both economic and political, as well as a change in social values was strongly felt after the mid–80’s, when notable increases in participation in civil society and public life occurred.
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Figueiredo, E., Fidélis, T., da Rosa Pires, A. (2001). Grassroots Environmental Action in Portugal (1974–1994). In: Eder, K., Kousis, M. (eds) Environmental Politics in Southern Europe. Environment & Policy, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0896-9_9
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