Political Parties and Coalitions in European Local Government

Preface 1. Sub-national Government: A New Arena for the Study of Coalitions Colin Mellors 2. Theories of Coalition Formation and Local Government Coalitions Michael Laver 3. The Multiple Dimensions of Local Coalition Formation in Belgium Bert Pijnenburg 4. Non-Majority British Local Authorities in a Majority System Colin Mellors 5. Local Coalitions in Denmark: A Preliminary Approach Alastair H. Thomas 6. Coalitions in the New French Regions Paul Hainsworth and John Loughlin 7. Local Coalitions in Ireland Neil Collins 8. Local and Regional Coalitions in Italy: Party Strategies and Centre-Periphery Links Geoffrey Pridham 9. Local Coalition Formation in the Netherlands Wim Kuiper and Pieter Tops 10. Coalitions…