Tag: governments

To cite the article: Improta, M. (2023), 'Paralysed governments: How political constraints elicit cabinet termination', Parliamentary Affairs, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsad023. The article, published on Parliamentary Affairs, can be accessed here. Abstract A crucial feature of the democratic life cycle, government stability, has prompted the interest of many scholars across the globe. As a result, research on this matter has established itself as one of the most developed agendas in comparative politics. However, despite the abundance of studies on the drivers of government stability, the ruling...

To cite the article: Emanuele, V., Improta, M., Marino, B., and Verzichelli, L. (2022) Going technocratic? Diluting governing responsibility in electorally turbulent times, West European Politics, DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2022.2095494 The article, published on West European Politics, can be accessed here Abstract Technocracy has recently triggered growing scholarly interest, especially as an alternative form of ruling to both party government and populism. In the context of weakened parties-citizens links and increasing external constraints faced by Western European ruling parties, technocratic appointments might help deal with...

Authors Alessandro Chiaramonte is Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence, Italy.Vincenzo Emanuele is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome, Italy. Endorsements “Despite the many studies on the crises of Western European party systems over the past three decades, few are theoretically novel and even fewer are characterized by relevant empirical assessments. This groundbreaking book is indeed one of them. Chiaramonte and Emanuele offer an encompassing account of the evolution of party systems in Western Europe, an excellent discussion...