Political Parties and Coalitions in European Local Government

Political Parties and Coalitions in European Local Government (1989) brings together the study of coalitions and the study of local government. It brings an array of new insights into the landscapes of national government and party politics at local level, and brings into focus the workings of European government.

List of contents

1. Sub-national Government: A New Arena for the Study of Coalitions Colin Mellors 2. Theories of Coalition Formation and Local Government Coalitions Michael Laver 3. The Multiple Dimensions of Local Coalition Formation in Belgium Bert Pijnenburg 4. Non-Majority British Local Authorities in a Majority Setting Colin Mellors 5. Local Coalitions in Denmark: A Preliminary Approach Alastair H. Thomas 6. Coalitions in the New French Regions Paul Hainsworth and John Loughlin 7. Local Coalitions in Ireland Neil Collins 8. Local and Regional Coalitions in Italy: Party Strategies and Centre-Periphery Links Geoffrey Pridham 9. Local Coalition Formation in the Netherlands Wim Kuiper and Pieter Tops 10. Coalitions and Political Parties in Sub-national Government: the Case of Spain Robert Robinson 11. City Coalitions in West Germany: a Case-study of Nordrhein-Westfalen Patricia Brearey 12. Conclusion: Local Coalitions in Europe Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

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Colin Mellors and Bert Pijnenburg

Product details

• Authors: Colin Pijnenburg Mellors
• Assisted by: Mellors Colin (Editor), Pijnenburg Bert (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2025
• EAN: 9781041058984
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4105898-4
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History, Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Treaties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, Political leaders & leadership, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, EU (European Union), International institutions, Political leaders and leadership, EU & European institutions, Public administration / Public policy