Opposition parties in European legislatures: conflict or consensus?
In: Routledge studies on political parties and party systems
Introduction / Gabriella Ilonszki and Elisabetta De Giorgi -- Denmark : strengthened opposition, yet high levels of cooperation / Flemming Juul Christiansen -- Germany : heated debates but cooperative behaviour / Christian Stecker -- The netherlands : the reinvention of consensus democracy / Simon Otjes, Tom Louwerse, Arco Timmermans -- Italy : when responsibility fails : parliamentary opposition in times of crisis / Francesco Marangoni and Luca Verzichelli -- Portugal : the unexpected path of far left parties, from permanent opposition to government support / Elisabetta De Giorgi and Federico Russo -- Spain : government and opposition cooperation in a multi-level context / Ana Palau and Luz Munoz -- Czech Republic : weak governments and divided opposition in times of crisis / Petra Guasti and Zdenka Mansfeldova -- Hungary : the de(con)struction of parliamentary opposition / Re?ka Va?rnagy and Gabriella Ilonszki -- Poland : opposition in the making / Agnieszka Dudzinska and Witold Betkiewicz -- Romania : an ambivalent parliamentary opposition / Sergiu Gherghina and Mihail Chiru -- Switzerland : when opposition is in government / Jan Rosset, Andrea Pilotti, Yannis Papadopoulos -- Conclusions / Elisabetta De Giorgi and Gabriella Ilonszki.