Coalition Government as a Reflection of a Nation’s Politics and Society

Matt Evans is Associate Professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University in Altoona, USA.

• Introduction 1. Coalitions Through A Comparative Politics Lens: Parties and Political Culture Part I: Typical Coalition Governments, With Weakening Pillar Parties 2. Germany: Between Bloc Competition and Grand Coalitions 3. Netherlands The Dynamics of Coalition Governments in the Netherlands 4. Belgium Government Coalitions as a Reflection of National Politics: The Complex Case of Belgium Part II: Coalition Governments with Uncoalitionable Minorities’ Parties 5. Israel’s Coalition Government: Secular Liberals, Religious Nationalists and Ultra-Orthodox Parties 6. Short-Lived Coalitions in Latvia: Ethnic Tension, Political Fragmentation and Office-Seeking Part III: Minority Governments and Negative Parliamentarism 7. Sweden: Minority Government as the Norm 8. Denmark: The Politics of Compromise and Minority Government Governance 9. Norway: Towards a More Inclusive Parliamentary Regime Part IV: Third Wave Countries, Economic Crisis and Political Changes 10. Portugal: The Prevalence of Right-Wing Coalitions 11. Spain's Coalitional Dynamics: The Relevance of Multilevel Politics 12. Greece Greece’s Coalition Governments: Power Sharing in a Majoritarian Democracy Part V: Anti-Establishment Party Leads Government 13. Party System and Coalition Governments in post-WWII Italy 14. Coalitions and Political Parties as a Reflection of Societal Changes and Cultural Rifts in 12 Parliamentary Democracies