Coalition Government as a Reflection of a Nation’s Politics and Society : A Comparative Study of Parliamentary Parties and Cabinets in 12 Countries (Paperback)

Introduction1. Coalitions Through A Comparative Politics Lens: Parties and Political CultureMatt EvansPart I: Typical Coalition Governments, With Weakening Pillar Parties2. Germany: Between Bloc Competition and Grand Coalitions Eric Linhart3. Netherlands The Dynamics of Coalition Governments in the NetherlandsArco Timmermans and Gerard Breeman4. Belgium Government Coalitions as a Reflection of National Politics: The Complex Case of BelgiumLieven DeWinterPart II: Coalition Governments with Uncoalitionable Minorities’ Parties 5. Israel’s Coalition Government: Secular Liberals, Religious Nationalistsand Ultra-Orthodox PartiesMatt Evans6. Short-Lived Coalitions in Latvia: Ethnic Tension, Political Fragmentation and Office-SeekingJanis IkstensPart III: Minority Governments and Negative Parliamentarism7. Sweden: Minority Government as the NormJonas Lindahl, Johan Hellstrom and Hanna Back8. Denmark: The Politics of Compromise and Minority Government GovernanceChristoffer Florczak and Robert Klemmensen9. Norway: Towards a More Inclusive Parliamentary RegimeKaare W. StrømPart IV: Third Wave Countries, Economic Crisis and Political Changes 10. Portugal: The Prevalence of Right-Wing CoalitionsB Jorge M. Fernandes11. Spain's Coalitional Dynamics: The Relevance of Multilevel Politics.Josep Mª Reniu 12. Greece Greece’s Coalition Governments: Power Sharing in a Majoritarian DemocracyEmmanouil Tsatsanis and Eftichia TeperoglouPart V: Anti-Establishment Party Leads Government 13. Party System and Coalition Governments in post-WWII ItalyGiuseppe Ieraci14. Coalitions and Political Parties as a Reflection of Societal Changes and Cultural Rifts in 12 Parliamentary DemocraciesMatt Evans