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Governing New European Democracies

  • Jean Blondel
  • Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
  • Darina Malovà
  • Georg Sootla
  • Erik Sootla
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Cabinet as the New Form of Government in Post-Communist Democracies
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 3-20

  3. The General Arrangements

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 21-21
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    2. The End of Communism and the New Party System
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 23-38
    3. The Anatomy of Central Eastern European Cabinets
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 39-56
    4. The Rules and the Operating Procedures in Cabinet
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 57-71
    5. An Overall Descriptive View: What Ministers Think of Cabinet Government
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 72-85

  4. Parties and Types of Cabinets in the View of Ministers

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 87-87
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    2. Party Government and Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 89-101
    3. Coalitions, Single-Party Governments and Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 102-119

  5. Ministers and the Administrative Support of the Cabinet

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 121-121
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    2. How Ministers View the Role of Prime Ministers’ Offices
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 123-135
    3. Ministers and the Role of Civil Servants in Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 136-148

  6. The Members of the Cabinet in the Views of the Ministers

    1. Front Matter
      Pages 149-149
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    2. Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 151-165
    3. Finance Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 166-176
    4. Prime Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 177-192
    5. Conclusion
      Jean Blondel, Ferdinand Müller-Rommel, Darina Malovà, Georg Sootla, Erik Sootla
      Pages 193-204
  7. Back Matter
    Pages 205-238
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About this book

Introduction

Governing New European Democracies is a fully comparative study of decision-making processes in the cabinets of ten post-communist countries of East-Central and South-Eastern Europe. It is based on interviews collected from over 300 ministers. This book provides the first comprehensive panorama of life in cabinet governments.

Keywords

communism decision-making Europe government

Authors and affiliations

  • Jean Blondel
    • 1
  • Ferdinand Müller-Rommel
    • 2
  • Darina Malovà
    • 3
  • Georg Sootla
  • Erik Sootla
  1. 1.European University InstituteFlorence and University of SienaItaly
  2. 2.University of LüneburgGermany
  3. 3.Comenius UniversitySlovakia

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