Prime Ministers and Party Governments in Central and Eastern Europe

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Florian Grotz (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany) Marko Kukec (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany)

Prime Ministers and Party Governments in Central and Eastern Europe

Florian Grotz (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany), Marko Kukec (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany)

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Routledge
19 September 2023

Political structure & processes; Political parties

This book focuses on Prime Ministers (PMs) in the post-communist democracies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It shows how the survival of PMs in chief executive office depends on their interrelations with other actors in three different arenas. The first arena encompasses the linkages between PMs and their parties. In this respect, being a party leader is a major power resource for PMs to retain office even under critical circumstances. At the heart of the second arena is the PMs’ relationship to other parliamentary parties. In this regard, the high fragmentation and fluidity of many post-communist party systems pose enormous challenges for PMs to secure constant parliamentary support. In the third arena, PMs are confronted with state presidents. Given their relatively strong powers in most CEE countries, presidents may use their constitutional powers to interfere in the political domain of PMs and thus jeopardise the stability of party governments. The book offers new evidence on these relationships from case studies and a broader comparative perspective.

This volume will be of great use to students and researchers interested in comparative politics and government, European studies as well as political leadership. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of East European Politics and are accompanied by a revised introduction and a new conclusion.

Edited by: Florian Grotz (Helmut Schmidt University Germany), Marko Kukec (Helmut Schmidt University, Germany)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781032519708
ISBN 10: 1032519703
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 19 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Florian Grotz is Professor of Comparative Government at the Helmut-Schmidt-University, Hamburg, Germany. Marko Kukec is Post-doctoral Researcher at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany.