Abstract

ESTEVENS, João. Mudança institucional e informações durante o período democrático. Anál. Social [online]. 2018, n.228, pp.752-782. ISSN 0003-2573.  https://doi.org/10.31447/AS00032573.2018228.09.

Understanding institutional change remains a major theme on the agenda of social sciences. Thus, this working paper analyzes, through a comparative perspective, the different institutional transformations of the Portuguese and Spanish intelligence systems after the transition to democracy and after 9/11.We applied an institutional change model centered on the relationship between ideas and interests, and used process tracing as a technique in order to identify the key drivers and inhibitors that explain the different institutional paths observed in the intelligence systems of both countries after two critical junctures.

Keywords : Institutional change; intelligence; transition to democracy; 9/11.

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