Coalition Government, Subnational Style: Multiparty Politics in Europe's Regional Parliaments

by William M. Downs

Coalition Government, Subnational Style examines parliamentary democracy in subnational legislative assemblies. Comparing three different European democracies--Germany, France, and Belgium--William M. Downs provides a powerful account of the ways politicians and political parties negotiate the composition of new governments following elections in which no single party wins a clear majority.

Downs argues that postelection alliance building...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814207480
• ISBN13: 9780814207482
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"