Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

• 1. Sub-national Government: A New Arena for the Study of Coalitions Colin Mellors 2. Theories of Coalition Formation and Local Government Coalitions Michael Laver 3. The Multiple Dimensions of Local Coalition Formation in Belgium Bert Pijnenburg 4. Non-Majority British Local Authorities in a Majority Setting Colin Mellors 5. Local Coalitions in Denmark: A Preliminary Approach Alastair H. Thomas 6. Coalitions in the New French Regions Paul Hainsworth and John Loughlin 7. Local Coalitions in Ireland Neil Collins 8. Local and Regional Coalitions in Italy: Party Strategies and Centre-Periphery Links Geoffrey Pridham 9. Local Coalition Formation in the Netherlands Wim Kuiper and Pieter Tops 10. Coalitions and Political Parties in Sub-national Government: the Case of Spain Robert Robinson 11. City Coalitions in West Germany: a Case-study of Nordrhein-Westfalen Patricia Brearey 12. Conclusion: Local Coalitions in Europe Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

• 1. Sub-national Government: A New Arena for the Study of Coalitions Colin Mellors 2. Theories of Coalition Formation and Local Government Coalitions Michael Laver 3. The Multiple Dimensions of Local Coalition Formation in Belgium Bert Pijnenburg 4. Non-Majority British Local Authorities in a Majority Setting Colin Mellors 5. Local Coalitions in Denmark: A Preliminary Approach Alastair H. Thomas 6. Coalitions in the New French Regions Paul Hainsworth and John Loughlin 7. Local Coalitions in Ireland Neil Collins 8. Local and Regional Coalitions in Italy: Party Strategies and Centre-Periphery Links Geoffrey Pridham 9. Local Coalition Formation in the Netherlands Wim Kuiper and Pieter Tops 10. Coalitions and Political Parties in Sub-national Government: the Case of Spain Robert Robinson 11. City Coalitions in West Germany: a Case-study of Nordrhein-Westfalen Patricia Brearey 12. Conclusion: Local Coalitions in Europe Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

• 1. Sub-national Government: A New Arena for the Study of Coalitions Colin Mellors 2. Theories of Coalition Formation and Local Government Coalitions Michael Laver 3. The Multiple Dimensions of Local Coalition Formation in Belgium Bert Pijnenburg 4. Non-Majority British Local Authorities in a Majority Setting Colin Mellors 5. Local Coalitions in Denmark: A Preliminary Approach Alastair H. Thomas 6. Coalitions in the New French Regions Paul Hainsworth and John Loughlin 7. Local Coalitions in Ireland Neil Collins 8. Local and Regional Coalitions in Italy: Party Strategies and Centre-Periphery Links Geoffrey Pridham 9. Local Coalition Formation in the Netherlands Wim Kuiper and Pieter Tops 10. Coalitions and Political Parties in Sub-national Government: the Case of Spain Robert Robinson 11. City Coalitions in West Germany: a Case-study of Nordrhein-Westfalen Patricia Brearey 12. Conclusion: Local Coalitions in Europe Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg