Party Government in the New Europe [Paperback]

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 Europewill be of interest to students and scholars of Comparative Politics, Democracy, Government and European Politics.

I Changing patterns of party government  1. The Life Cycle of Party Government across the New Europe Hans Kemanand Ferdinand M?ller-Rommel  II Party government and democratic governance  2. Party Government and Parliamentary Democracy in the New Europe Ian Budgeand Michael McDonald  3. Dimensions of Government Decision-Making Structures in OECD Countries Detlef Jahn  III Interaction of party government with parties and interest organizations  4. Party System Institutionalization across Time in Post-Communist Europe Fernando Casal Bertoaand Peter Mair  5. The Impact of Political Parties on Labour Relations: Europl“é