Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Comparative Political Science at the VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel is Professor of Comparative Politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

• I Changing patterns of party government 1. The Life Cycle of Party Government across the New Europe Hans Keman and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel II Party government and democratic governance 2. Party Government and Parliamentary Democracy in the New Europe Ian Budge and 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 Bertoa and Peter Mair 5. The Impact of Political Parties on Labour Relations: European Post-Communist Democracies in Comparative Perspective Klaus Armingeon IV Party government and public policy 6. Political Parties and the Welfare State in Western and Post-Communist Democracies Manfred Schmidt 7. Party Government and Welfare State Reforms: A Configurational Approach Paul Pennings V Research Perspectives, Data Developments and Conclusions 8. Enhancing and Improving Data on Party Government Jaap Woldendorp 9. Comparative Observations, Empirical Findings and Research Perspectives Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Hans Keman

Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Comparative Political Science at the VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel is Professor of Comparative Politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

• I Changing patterns of party government 1. The Life Cycle of Party Government across the New Europe Hans Keman and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel II Party government and democratic governance 2. Party Government and Parliamentary Democracy in the New Europe Ian Budge and 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 Bertoa and Peter Mair 5. The Impact of Political Parties on Labour Relations: European Post-Communist Democracies in Comparative Perspective Klaus Armingeon IV Party government and public policy 6. Political Parties and the Welfare State in Western and Post-Communist Democracies Manfred Schmidt 7. Party Government and Welfare State Reforms: A Configurational Approach Paul Pennings V Research Perspectives, Data Developments and Conclusions 8. Enhancing and Improving Data on Party Government Jaap Woldendorp 9. Comparative Observations, Empirical Findings and Research Perspectives Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Hans Keman

Hans Keman is Professor and Chair of Comparative Political Science at the VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Ferdinand Müller-Rommel is Professor of Comparative Politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany.

• I Changing patterns of party government 1. The Life Cycle of Party Government across the New Europe Hans Keman and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel II Party government and democratic governance 2. Party Government and Parliamentary Democracy in the New Europe Ian Budge and 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 Bertoa and Peter Mair 5. The Impact of Political Parties on Labour Relations: European Post-Communist Democracies in Comparative Perspective Klaus Armingeon IV Party government and public policy 6. Political Parties and the Welfare State in Western and Post-Communist Democracies Manfred Schmidt 7. Party Government and Welfare State Reforms: A Configurational Approach Paul Pennings V Research Perspectives, Data Developments and Conclusions 8. Enhancing and Improving Data on Party Government Jaap Woldendorp 9. Comparative Observations, Empirical Findings and Research Perspectives Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Hans Keman