Party Government in the New Europe

ISBN-13: 9780415617741 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 280 str.

Hans Keman;Ferdinand Muller-Rommel

Opis

This study presents comparative analyses of the process of party governance, from formation and duration to performance. It compares both the developments in the Eastern and Western part of Europe and uses different types of methods and data are used for comparative analysis.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.