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Die Regierungssysteme der mittel- und osteuropäischen EU-Staaten als Gegenstand der Vergleichenden Demokratieforschung
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Von der typologischen zur dimensionalen Analyse parlamentarischer Demokratien: konzeptionelle Überlegungen am Beispiel Mittelosteuropas
No full textAm Beispiel von zehn parlamentarischen Demokratien in Mittelosteuropa (1995–2004) werden neue Demokratiemuster nachgewiesen, welche die Kombination von machtkonzentrierenden und machtdispersiven Effekten von Akteurskonstellationen und formal-institutionellen Entscheidungsregeln (elektoral und legislativ) erfassen. Damit leistet die vorliegende Untersuchung einen theoretischen und empirischen Beitrag zur Wirkungslogik von Institutionen und Akteuren auf die Politikperformanz parlamentarischer Demokratien
Party government in Central Eastern European democracies: A data collection (1990-2003)
No full textThis article provides a systematic comparative overview of party governments in 11 Central Eastern European countries. The review is based on the compilation of a cross-national data set on post-communist party governments from 1990 to 2003. The presentation of the data is organised in the same way as the party government data for Western democracies presented by Woldendorp et al. in 1998. Thus, the data provide empirical grounds for further comparative research on party governments in Central Eastern European countries, as well as among Central Eastern and Western Europe
Parteienregierungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Empirische Befunde im Ländervergleich 1990 bis 2008
No full textThe impact of political parties on labour relations : European post-communist democracies in comparative perspective
No full textReplication Data for: How Political Careers affect Prime-Ministerial Performance: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
No full textEven though Prime Ministers (PMs) are the central actors in
parliamentary democracies, little comparative research explores what
makes them perform successfully in office. This article investigates how
the political careers of PMs affect their performance. For this purpose, we
make use of a unique expert survey covering 131 cabinets in eleven
Central and Eastern European countries between 1990 and 2018.
Performance is defined as a two-dimensional set of tasks PMs ought to
fulfill: first, managing the cabinet and directing domestic affairs as tasks
delegated to their office, second, ensuring support of parliament and
their own party, who constitute the direct principals. The findings
indicate that a simple political insider career is not sufficient to enhance
prime-ministerial performance. Rather, PMs who served as party leaders
have the best preconditions to succeed in office
Governing together : the extent and limits of joint decision-making in Western European cabinets
No full text'Governing together' is the first truly comparative attempt at analysing how the national cabinets of Western European parliamentary systems take their decisions. There has been much talk about 'prime ministerial government' and about the end of the cabinet as an effective body. On the basis of the analysis of conflicts and, especially, of over 400 interviews of ministers in twelve Western European countries, this study examines the nature of the decision process. The role of procedures and rules, of parties and prime ministers' offices, of individual ministers, of ministers of finance, and, above all, of prime ministers, is thus examined for the first time on the basis of the evidence of those who belong to national cabinets. The work considers in particular how far governments composed of one party only and governments based on coalitions differ from one another, as well as whether large differences are due to the characteristics of individual countries. The overall conclusion is that, while cabinets no longer have, in most countries, the central position which they once had, they remain an essential focus for the national decision process.1. Introduction / Jean Blondel and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel. -- Part I. General framework of analysis. -- 2. A model of the cabinet system : the dimension of cabinet decision-making processes / Rudi Andeweg. -- 3. The single party/coalition distinction and cabinet decision-making / André-Paul Frognier. -- Part II. The role of structures in cabinet decision-making. -- 4. The organisational structure of Western European cabinets and its impact on decision-making / Jean-Louis Thiébault. -- 5. Organising the flow of business in Western European cabinets / Martin Burch. -- 6. Ministers and the role of the prime minister staff / Ferdinand Müller-Rommel. -- 7. The links between cabinets and parties and cabinet decision-making / Liéren de Winter. -- Part III. The role of individuals in cabinet decision-making. -- 8. Individual ministers and their role in cabinet decision-making / Jean Blondel. -- 9. The role and position of ministers of finance / Torbjörn Larsson. -- 10. Prime ministers and cabinet decision-making processes / Wolfgang C. Müller, Wilfred Philipp and Peter Gerlich. -- Part IV. Conclusions : achievements, problems and reforms. -- 11. Decision-making, policy content and conflict resolution in Western European cabinets / Jaakko Nousiainen. -- 12. Evaluating cabinet decision-making / Svein Eriksen. -- 13. Conclusion / Jaakko Nousiainen and Jean Blondel
Cabinets in Western Europe
No full textThis is the first-ever presentation of the structure and workings of the national cabinets in Western European countries today; this presentation is based on a common framework which enables the reader to compare their origins, structure, composition and activities of these cabinets and therefore to draw lessons from this comparison. Emphasis is placed on the leadership and on the character of coalitionsIntroduction / Jean Blondel. -- 1. The United Kingdom / Martin Burch. -- 2. Ireland / Brian Farrell. -- 3. The Netherlands / Rudy B. Andeweg. -- 4. Belgium / André-Paul Frognier. -- 5. France / Jean-Louis Thiébault. -- 6. Spain / Antonio Bar. -- 7. Italy / Maurizio Cotta. -- 8. Austria / Peter Gerlich and Wolfgang C. Müller. -- 9. Federal Republic of Germany / Ferdinand Müller-Rommel. -- 10. Denmark / Tove Lise Schou. -- 11. Norway / Svein Eriksen. -- 12. Sweden / Törbjörn Larsson. -- 13. Finland / Jaakko Nousiainen. -- Concluding remarks / Ferdinand Müller-Romme
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