The core feature of parliamentary democracy is government responsibility to the legislature. The most important instrument by which parliament can express its lack of support for the government is ...

The vote of no confidence: towards a framework for analysis

Effects of digital use on trust in political institutions among ethnic minority and hegemonic group – A case study

The resurgence of radical and populist parties has stimulated renewed discussions about the resilience of parliamentary democracy in Europe. This work contributes to this debate by analysing the ex...

Party-system polarisation, legislative institutions and cabinet survival in 28 parliamentary democracies, 1945–2019

A growing number of parliaments around the world have adopted anti-defection laws that protect the unity of legislative party groups. Although they remain rare among established democracies, India,...

Government termination and anti-defection laws in parliamentary democracies

The aim of this article is to examine which factors robustly influence cabinet duration in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). In this respect the article investigates the role political institutions...

Government termination in Europe: a sensitivity analysis

Governments in countries with the constructive vote of no-confidence (CVNC) tend to be more durable than governments in countries with a regular vote of no-confidence (RVNC). Although this is the c...

Sharon Hasson

Papers

The effect of the constructive vote of no-confidence on government termination and government durability