"The series is published in association with the European Consortium for Political Research."--Page ii. Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-325) and index.
Contents:
Bundling the bundles: coalition dynamics and institutional reforms in Italy, 2003-2006 -- To reform or not to reform? The determinants and processes of institutional change in established democracies -- The changes to core democratic rules in western Europe, 1990-2010: an overview -- Disentangling the long- and short-term determinants of the reforms of core democratic rules: a model for western Europe, 1990-2010 -- The mechanisms of institutional reforms in action: the politics of bundles of reforms -- You win some, you lose some: the various fortunes of institutional reforms in Ireland since 2011 -- An unexpected journey: the Quinquennat and the reordering of the electoral calendar in France, 2000-2001 -- Bundling the bundles: coalition dynamics and institutional reforms in Italy, 2003-2006 -- Conclusion.
Summary:
This study provides a better empirical understanding of the world of democratic reforms in consolidated democracies, thanks to a new data-set covering six dimensions of reform in 18 European countries. Secondly, the book provides evidence about the link between the lack of political support and democratic reforms, and the role of electoral shifts in fostering reforms. Thirdly, this research shows that the final outcome of a given reform depends on the type of reform at stake and on the process used during the phase of discussion of the reform, through case studies in Ireland, France, and Italy.
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