Democratic theory considers it fundamental for parties in government to be both responsive to their electorate and respo
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Table of contents :
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 / Réka Várnagy 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.