Publications
2021
Sanches, E. R., Júlio, N. “Shifting Power Dynamics? The Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Policymaking for Mozambique’s Extractive Sector”, Forum for Development Studies, 48 (3): pp. 571-592. Link
Sanches, E.R., Cheeseman, N., Veenendaal, W. & Corbett, J. “African exceptions: democratic development in small island states”, Journal of International Relations and Development. Link
Sá, A. L. & Sanches, E.R “The Politics Of Autocratic Survival In Equatorial Guinea: Co-Optation, Restrictive Institutional Rules, Repression And International Projection”, African Affairs, 120(478): 78-102. Link
2020
Lisi, M., Sanches, E.R., Maia, J. “Party System Renewal or Business as Usual?, Continuity and Change in Post-Bailout Portugal“, South European Society and Politics, 25(2): 179-203. Link
Sanches, E. R. “Transitions to democracy, institutional choices and party system stability: lessons from small African islands”, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, 38 (2): 186-204. Link
Santo, A.E & Sanches, E.R. “Who gets what? The interactive effect of MPs’ sex in committee assignments in Portugal.” Parliamentary Affairs 73(2): 450-472. Link
2019
Conduto, J. & Sanches, E.R. “Madagascar’s Fluid Party System: Authoritarian legacies and an uneven playing field in an enduring competitive authoritarian regime.” Caderno de Estudos Africanos 38, pp. 41-66. Link
Sanches, E.R. & Macuane, J.J. “Elections as vehicles for change? Explaining different outcomes of democratic performance and government alternation in Africa.” Caderno de Estudos Africanos 38, pp. 15-40. Link
Sanches, E.R, Macuane, J.J. & Dendere, C. “Introduction: Three decades of elections in Africa: what have we learned about democracy?” Caderno de Estudos Africanos 38, pp. 9-13. Link
Pitcher, A. & Sanches, E.R. “The paradox of Isabel dos Santos: State capitalism, dynastic politics, and gender hostility in a resource rich, authoritarian country.” Cahiers d’Études Africaines, 234: 597- 624. Link
Seabra, P. & Sanches, E.R. “South-South cohesiveness vs. South-South rhetoric: Brazil and Africa at the UN General Assembly.” International Politics, 56: 585–604. Link
2018
Espírito-Santo, A. & Sanches, E.R. “Looking for Locals Under a Closed-List Proportional Representation System: The Case of Portugal.” Electoral Studies, 52: 117-127. Link
Belchior, A., Sanches, E.R., José, G.M. “Policy congruence in a Competitive Authoritarian Regime: Learning from the Angolan Case.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, 53 (2): 201–216. Link
Sanches, E.R., Lisi, M., Razzuoli, I & Santo, P. “Intra-party democracy from members’ viewpoint: the case of left-wing parties in Portugal.” Acta Politica, 53 (3): 391–408. Link
2022
Sanches, E.R. (Ed.) Popular Protest, Political Opportunities and Changes in Africa. London: Routledge. Link
2021
Sanches, E.R., Bodart, C.N., Tomás, P. & Silva, A.O. Para que servem os Partidos Políticos? Lisboa: Escolar Editora. Link
2019
Fernandes, T., Santana-Pereira, J., Cancela, J. & Sanches, E.R. Cultura política e democracia. Lisboa: FFMS – Coleção Estudos Científicos. Link
Fernandes, T., Santana-Pereira, J., Cancela, J. & Sanches, E.R. Instituições e qualidade da democracia Cultura política na Europa do Sul. Lisboa: FFMS – Coleção Estudos Científicos. Link
2018
Sanches, E.R. Party Systems in Young Democracies: Varieties of institutionalization in Sub-Saharan Africa. London and New York: Routledge. Link
2017
Ferreira, V., Lobo, M. C., Rowland, J. & Sanches, E.R. Geração Milénio? Um retrato social e político. Lisboa: ICS, Coleção Observatórios do ICS. Link
2022
Jalali, C., Sanches, E.R. Candidate Selection. In J. M. Fernandes, P. C. Magalhães & A.C. Pinto (Eds.) Oxford Handbook of Portuguese Politics (In press).
Sanches, E.R. Party Systems in Comparative Perspective. In T. Fernandes (ed.) Varieties of Democracy in Southern Europe, 1960s-2000s: A Comparison between Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press. (In press)
Sanches, E.R. Introduction: Zooming in on protest and change in Africa. In E. R. Sanches (Ed.) Popular Protest, Political Opportunities and Change in Africa. London: Routledge (pp. 1-18). Link
Sanches, E.R. & Lopes, J. Shaking up democracy from below: protest and political change in Cabo Verde. In E. R. Sanches (Ed.) Popular Protest, Political Opportunities and Change in Africa. London: Routledge (pp.
19-38). Link
Sanches, E.R., Conclusion: Comparative implications and new directions. In E. R. Sanches (Ed.) Popular
Protest, Political Opportunities and Change in Africa. London: Routledge (pp. 218-231). Link
2021
Sanches, E. R. & Dias, António Ghana: The Politics of Legislative Debates in a Hybrid Presidential Regime. In H. Bäck, M. Debus, & J. M. Fernandes (eds.), The Politics of Legislative Debate Around the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Link
Sanches, E. R. Zambia, in A. Awedoba, B. Kamski, A. Mehler, D.
Sebudubudu (Orgs.), Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the
Sahara in 2020, Vol. 17. Leiden and Boston: Brill (pp. 534–542). Link
Silva, S. & Sanches, E.R. Representação Política das Mulheres em Moçambique. In C. Viscardi, I. Corrêa da Silva, & F. Raimundo (eds.), Representação Política e Cidadnia no Espaço da Lusofonia. EDUPE e Editora da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa. Link
2020
Sanches, E. R. Zambia. In A. Awedoba, B. Kamski, A. Mehler, D. Sebudubudu (Eds.), Africa Yearbook. Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2019, Vol. 16. Leiden and Boston: Brill. Link
Sanches, E.R. Small Island States with Strong Democracies: Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe Compared. In L. Briguglio, J. Byron, S. Moncada & W. Veenendaal (Eds.), Handbook of Governance in Small States. Routledge. Link
Sanches, E. R. Democracy Promotion and Human Rights. In L. Mah, T. Haastrup & N. Duggan (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook on EU-Africa Relations. Link
Sanches, E. R. & Seibert, G. Politics and Economy in Small African Island States: Comparing Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe. In G. Baldacchino & A.Wivel (Orgs.), Handbook on the Politics of Small States. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Link
Book Reviews
2020
Sanches, E.R. Electoral Politics in Africa Since 1990: Continuity and Change, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press de Jaimie Bleck e Nicolas Van de Walle. African Studies Review. Link
2018
Sanches, E.R. Democracy in small states: Persisting against all odds, Oxford: Oxford University Press de Jack Corbett e Wouter Veenendaal. Small States & Territories, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2018, pp. 197-218. Link