Coalition Politics in Central Eastern Europe - Governing in Times of Crisis

This insightful book brings the study of coalitions and coalition governance in Central and Eastern European democracies up to date, with an analytical focus framed by difficult economic and social periods, such as the end of the economic crisis and the Coronavirus pandemic.

List of contents

1. Coalitions in Times of Crisis. 2. Concepts and Measurements. 3. Fragility of Coalition Governance in Bulgaria. 4. Regularity and Instability: Coalition Governments in Czechia 2008-2022. 5. Estonia: The Breakdown of the Exclusionary Logic in Coalition Formation 6. Hungary: Party Alliances and Personal Coalitions. 7. Latvia: Populist Wind of Change. 8. Lithuania: Ministerial Government and the EU Factor. 9. Poland: Resilience to the External Crisis, Permanent Coalition Patterns, and Weakening of the Position of the Prime Minister. 10. Live Fast, Die Young: Romanian Coalitions in Time of Crisis. 11. Slovakia: Gradual Settlement of Rules in an Unstable Environment. 12. Slovenia: Newcomers as Prime Ministers. A New Mode of Coalition Governance? 13. New Patterns of Coalition Politics in Central and Eastern Europe?

About the author

Torbjörn Bergman is Professor at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Sweden.
Gabriella Ilonszki is a Professor Emerita at the Department of Political Science, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary.
Johan Hellström is Docent at the Department of Political Science, Umeå University, Sweden.

Product details

• Authors: Torbjorn (Umea University Bergman
• Assisted by: Torbjörn Bergman (Editor), Johan Hellström (Editor), Ilonszki Gabriella (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032357706
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3235770-6
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Political Parties, Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), Political parties and party platforms