Opposition Parties in European Legislatures: Conflict or Consensus? (Routledge Studies on Political Parties and Party Systems)

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Denmark: strengthened opposition, yet high levels of cooperation -- 3 Germany: heated debates but cooperative behaviour -- 4 The Netherlands: the reinvention of consensus democracy -- 5 Italy: when responsibility fails. Parliamentary opposition in times of crisis -- 6 Portugal: the unexpected path of far left parties, from permanent opposition to government support -- 7 Spain: government and opposition cooperation in a multi-level context -- 8 Czech Republic: weak governments and divided opposition in times of crisis -- 9 Hungary: the de(con)struction of parliamentary opposition -- 10 Poland: opposition in the making -- 11 Romania: an ambivalent parliamentary opposition -- 12 Switzerland: when opposition is in government -- 13 Conclusions -- Index

• | Author: Elisabetta De Giorgi, Gabriella Ilonszki
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Mar 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 270 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138674877
• | ISBN-13: 9781138674875