Minority Governments in Comparative Perspective : / Edited by Bonnie N Field and Shane Martin

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Field, Bonnie N., editor.

Martin, Shane, editor.

Series:

Oxford Academic

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Political activity.

Minorities.

Coalitions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press 2022

Summary:

This volume explores the politics of minority government. Approximately one-third of parliamentary democracies are or are typically ruled by a minority government-a situation where the party or parties represented at cabinet do not between them hold a majority of seats in the national legislature. Minority governments are particularly interesting in parliamentary systems, where the government is politically responsible to parliament, can be removed by it, and needs (majority) support in the parliament to legislate. The volume analyzes the formation, functioning, and performance of minority governments, what we term the why, how, and how well of minority governments. Beginning with an overview of the concept of and puzzles surrounding minority governments in parliamentary systems, establishing the current terms of the debate, the volume presents thirteen in-depth case studies by leading country experts that provide rich, contextualized analyses of minority governments in different settings-covering Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The concluding chapter draws broader, comparative-based conclusions from the country studies that pushes the literature forward and, we hope, sets a path for subsequent research on minority governments.

Contents:

1 The Politics of Minority Government

2 The How, Why, and How Well of Minority Governments

3 Minority Governments in India

4 Norway

5 Minority Governments in Romania

6 Minority Governments in Spain

7 Minority Governments in Sweden

8 Minority Governments in Canada

9 Minority Governments in France

10 Ireland

11 Minority Governments in Italy

12 Minority Governments in Poland

13 Minority Governments in Portugal

14 Minority Government in Australia

15 Minority Governments in the United Kingdom

16 Comparative Conclusions on Minority Governments

Other Format:

Print version: Field, Bonnie N. Minority Governments in Comparative Perspective

ISBN:

0-19-269953-9

0-19-196787-4

0-19-269954-7