Party Government in the New Europe

Hans Keman, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel

Routledge, 2012 - 256 pagina's

This truly comparative volume examines the "life cycle" of party governments in Europe from 1990 onwards, and analyses its role and function in contemporary European parliamentary democracies.

The life and the performance of party governments in Europe became more and more volatile and publicly contested. In some cases, it has even challenge the democratic quality of the state. This book presents comparative analyses of party governments from formation and duration, to performance. It brings together some of the foremost scholars researching on party government to evaluate existing theories and compare both the developments in the Western and the 'new' Eastern Europe in an empirically-grounded comparative analysis. The book discusses the interaction between various institutions, political parties and policies, and evaluates how institutional change and party behaviour can drive the "life cycle" of party government.

Party Government in the New Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Democracy, Government and European Politics.

Inhoudsopgave

• Part I Changing patterns of party government: 1
• Part II Party government and democratic governance: 25
• Part III Interactions of party government with parties and interest organizations: 82
• Part IV Party government and public policy: 137
• Part V Research perspectives data developments and conclusions: 183
• References: 223
• Index: 248

Bibliografische gegevens

• Titel: Party Government in the New Europe; Party Government in the New Europe, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel; Volume 79 van Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science, European Consortium for Political Research, ISSN 2399-5807
• Redacteurs: Hans Keman, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
• Editie: geïllustreerd
• Uitgever: Routledge, 2012
• ISBN: 041561774X, 9780415617741
• Lengte: 256 pagina's