Opposition Parties In European Legislatures: Conflict Or Consensus?

Opposition Parties In European Legislatures: Conflict Or Consensus?
Tags: Elisabetta De Giorgi

Cover Title Copyright Contents Figures Tables Contributors 1 Introduction 2 Denmark: strengthened opposition, yet high levels of cooperation 3 Germany: heated debates but cooperative behaviour 4 The Netherlands: the reinvention of consensus democracy 5 Italy: when responsibility fails. Parliamentary opposition in times of crisis 6 Portugal: the unexpected path of far left parties, from permanent opposition to government support 7 Spain: government and opposition cooperation in a multi-level context 8 Czech Republic: weak governments and divided opposition in times of crisis 9 Hungary: the de(con)struction of parliamentary opposition 10 Poland: opposition in the making 11 Romania: an ambivalent parliamentary opposition 12 Switzerland: when opposition is in government 13 Conclusions Index