Coalition Government as a Reflection of a Nation’s Politics and Society

A Comparative Study of Parliamentary Parties and Cabinets in 12 Countries

AvMatt Evans

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

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 different country’s parliament and illustrates how they represent the country’s competing interests, social divisions, and public policy debates. Coalition and opposition parties are also shown to reflect each country’s: political institutions; political actors; political culture; and societal, geographic, and ideological rifts. In many of the countries, changes in the constellation of parties in government are emblematic of important political, social, and economic changes.This book will be essential reading for students of parliamentary government, political parties, electoral politics, and, more broadly, comparative politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-11-12
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:730 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138392113

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

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Introduction 1. Coalitions Through A Comparative Politics Lens: Parties and Political Culture Part I: Typical Coalition Governments, With Weakening Pillar Parties 2. Germany: Between Bloc Competition and Grand Coalitions 3. Netherlands The Dynamics of Coalition Governments in the Netherlands 4. Belgium Government Coalitions as a Reflection of National Politics: The Complex Case of Belgium Part II: Coalition Governments with Uncoalitionable Minorities’ Parties 5. Israel’s Coalition Government: Secular Liberals, Religious Nationalists and Ultra-Orthodox Parties 6. Short-Lived Coalitions in Latvia: Ethnic Tension, Political Fragmentation and Office-Seeking Part III: Minority Governments and Negative Parliamentarism 7. Sweden: Minority Government as the Norm 8. Denmark: The Politics of Compromise and Minority Government Governance 9. Norway: Towards a More Inclusive Parliamentary Regime Part IV: Third Wave Countries, Economic Crisis and Political Changes 10. Portugal: The Prevalence of Right-Wing Coalitions 11. Spain's Coalitional Dynamics: The Relevance of Multilevel Politics 12. Greece Greece’s Coalition Governments: Power Sharing in a Majoritarian Democracy Part V: Anti-Establishment Party Leads Government 13. Party System and Coalition Governments in post-WWII Italy 14. Coalitions and Political Parties as a Reflection of Societal Changes and Cultural Rifts in 12 Parliamentary Democracies