Coalition politics in Central Eastern Europe : governing in times of crisis / edited by Torbjorn Bergman, Gabriella Ilonszki, and Johan Hellstrom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Coalitions in times of crisis / Torbjorn Bergman, Gabriella Ilonszki and Johan Hellstrom -- Concepts and measurements / Andrea Fumarola and Jonas Lindhal -- Fragility of coalition governance in Bulgaria / Dobrinka Kostova -- Regularity and instability : coalition governments in Czechia 2008-2022 / Petra Guasti and Zdenka Mansfeldova -- Estonia : the breakdown of the exclusionary logic in coalition formation / Tonis Saarts -- Hungary : party alliances and personal coalitions / Eva Vanyi and Gabriella Ilonszki -- Latvia : populist wind of change / Janis Ikstens -- Lithuania : ministerial government and the EU factor / Irmina Matonyte and Ieva Gajauskaite -- Poland : resilience to the external crisis, permanent coalition patterns, and weakening of the position of the prime minister / Marzena Cichosz and Joanna Kozierska -- Live fast, die young : Romanian coalitions in time of crisis / Veronica Anghel -- Slovakia : gradual settlement of rules in an unstable environment / Branislav Dolny -- Slovenia : newcomers as prime ministers : a new mode of coalition governance? / Alenka Krasovec and Tomaz Krpic -- New patterns of coalition politics in Central and Eastern Europe? / Torbjorn Bergman, Gabriella Ilonszki and Johan Hellstrom.

"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. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of coalition politics, representative democracy, governance, political parties, European Union politics, East and Central European politics, and comparative politics"-- Provided by publisher.

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