PARIAHS OR PARTNERS? : patterns of government formation with radical right parties in central... and eastern europe, 1990-2020

In the past three decades, radical right parties had the opportunity to directly influence political developments from the highest public office in many post-communist Central and Eastern European countries. Oliver Kossack provides the first comprehensive study on government formation with radical right parties in these countries. Even after the turn of the millennium, some distinct features of the post-communist context persist, such as coalitions between radical right and centre-left parties. In addition to original empirical insights, the time-sensitive approach of this study also advances the discussion about concepts and methodological approaches within the discipline. Contents List of tables List of figures List of parties and electoral alliances Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Radical right parties in the post-Communist party systems of Central and Eastern Europe 3. Theories of government formation 4. A case-based, configurational, and time-sensitive research design for studying government formation with radical right parties 5. Government formation with radical right parties in Central Europe: The Visegrad Four 6. Government formation and the radical right in Northeastern and Southeastern Europe: The Baltics and the Balkans 7. Calibration: Preparing the data for the crossnational analysis 8. Government formation with radical right parties in the nascent post-Communist party systems 9. Government formation with radical right parties in the consolidating democracies of Central and Eastern Europe 10. Conclusions References Appendices In the past three decades, radical right parties had the opportunity to directly influence political developments from the highest public office in many post-communist Central and Eastern European countries. Oliver Kossack provides the first comprehensive study on government formation with radical right parties in this region. Even after the turn of the millennium, some distinct features of the post-communist context persist, such as coalitions between radical right and centre-left parties. In addition to original empirical insights, the time-sensitive approach of this study also advances the discussion about concepts and methodological approaches within the discipline.