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Coalition Government as a Reflection of a Nation’s Politics and Society: A Comparative Study of Parliamentary Parties and Cabinets in 12 Countries book cover

1st Edition

Coalition Government as a Reflection of a Nation’s Politics and Society A Comparative Study of Parliamentary Parties and Cabinets in 12 Countries

Edited By Matt Evans Copyright 2020
308 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

306 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Through examination of parliamentary governments in twelve countries, this book demonstrates the ways in which study of the parties in governing coalitions, and their parliamentary opposition, provides insight into numerous aspects of countries’ cultural values, societal schisms, and the issues of greatest contention among their people. Each chapter analyses the political parties in a... Read more

Introduction

1. Coalitions Through A Comparative Politics Lens: Parties and Political Culture

Matt Evans

Part I: Typical Coalition Governments, With Weakening Pillar Parties

2. Germany: Between Bloc Competition and Grand Coalitions

Eric Linhart

3. Netherlands The Dynamics of Coalition Governments in the Netherlands

Arco Timmermans and Gerard Breeman

4. Belgium Government Coalitions as a Reflection of National Politics: The Complex Case of Belgium

Lieven DeWinter

Part II: Coalition Governments with Uncoalitionable Minorities’ Parties

5. Israel’s Coalition Government: Secular Liberals, Religious Nationalists and Ultra-Orthodox Parties

Matt Evans

6. Short-Lived Coalitions in Latvia: Ethnic Tension, Political Fragmentation and Office-Seeking

Janis Ikstens

Part III: Minority Governments and Negative Parliamentarism

7. Sweden: Minority Government as the Norm

Jonas Lindahl, Johan Hellström and Hanna Bäck

8. Denmark: The Politics of Compromise and Minority Government Governance

Christoffer Florczak and Robert Klemmensen

9. Norway: Towards a More Inclusive Parliamentary Regime

Kaare W. Strøm

Part IV: Third Wave Countries, Economic Crisis and Political Changes

10. Portugal: The Prevalence of Right-Wing Coalitions

B Jorge M. Fernandes

11. Spain's Coalitional Dynamics: The Relevance of Multilevel Politics.

Josep Mª Reniu

12. Greece Greece’s Coalition Governments: Power Sharing in a Majoritarian Democracy

Emmanouil Tsatsanis and Eftichia Teperoglou

Part V: Anti-Establishment Party Leads Government

13. Party System and Coalition Governments in post-WWII Italy

Giuseppe Ieraci

14. Coalitions and Political Parties as a Reflection of Societal Changes and Cultural Rifts in 12 Parliamentary Democracies

Matt Evans

Biography

Matt Evans is Associate Professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University in Altoona, USA.

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