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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800095703321

Titolo

Party government in the new Europe / / edited by Hans Keman and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-136-27903-2

1-280-68217-5

9786613659118

0-203-11161-3

1-136-27904-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 79

Altri autori (Persone)

KemanHans

Müller-RommelFerdinand

Disciplina

328.4/0769

Soggetti

Political parties - Europe - History - 21st century

Political parties - Europe - History - 20th century

Europe Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Changing patterns of party government -- pt. 2. Party government and democratic governance -- pt. 3. Interactions of party government with parties and interest organizations -- pt. 4. Party government and public policy -- pt. 5. Research perspectives, data developments and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

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