Party Government in the New Europe by Hans Keman, Ferdinand M... - 9781138822160

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Party Government in the New EuropeAuthor(s): Hans Keman, Ferdinand Muller-Rommel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138822160, 978-1138822160\nSynopsis\nThis 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.\n\nThe 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 theories and compare both the developments in the Western and the new Eastern Europe in an empirically-grounded comparative analysis. The book discusses the interaction between var.