Coalition Governments and the Decision Making Process in CEE (original) (raw)

2004

Abstract

The region of Eastern Europe has a unique historical experience and how it is developing in the present is an important social and scientific issue. For us it is of significance to reveal the progress of the cabinet structures, their strength, power and authority in the various countries of CEE and thus to demonstrate the similarities and differences with regard of the role of the political elite within diverse spaces. In this way one can contribute to the usefulness of the theoretical models or propose their modification when specific circumstances give such confidence to the political processes. The proposed paper focuses on a comparative analysis of the coalition governments of the studied EEC, on the partners of the coalitions – is it the similar political philosophy or interests for power that unite the partners and how does that impact the coalition and the decision making process. In parliamentary democracies the parliaments choose the cabinets and they can survive only if th...

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