Abstract
The objective of this text is to analyze some questions that have been important for the Portuguese historiographical production about the democratic transition theme. It discusses how historic studies have been dealing with the social memory related to the authoritarian experience in Portugal and examines different interpretations that question the meaning of the changes that happened as a consequence of the democratic transition. We intend, as well, to draw attention to a debate that, marked by the present time, is still far from over.
Keywords:
revolution; transition; historiography