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2 10, 2017

Persistence paid off – the recent government formation in Kosovo

2017-10-02T22:15:11+01:00October 2nd, 2017|

By Shqipe Mjekiqi (R.I.T Kosovo) The new Government of Kosovo under Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj was constituted on September 9th; nearly three months after parliamentary elections took place on June 11th. Although the Government took less time to form than it did following the elections of 2014, the reasons for the delay were pretty much [...]

26 09, 2017

The 2017 Bundestagswahl in Germany – Heading for Jamaica?

2019-05-20T12:58:10+01:00September 26th, 2017|

By Sophie Karow (University of Düsseldorf) Germany just voted for a new national parliament. The election results are regarded as historical. After 4 years of a grand coalition, the Conservatives (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD), the two largest parties in Germany, face dramatic losses. The smaller parties are considered as winners of this election, [...]

21 09, 2017

AECPA Prize

2019-05-20T12:58:10+01:00September 21st, 2017|

2017 Prize to the Best Article in Political Science for the 2015-2016 period awarded by the Spanish Political Science Association (AECPA) for "It's Been Mostly About Money! A Multi-method Research Approach to the Sources of Institutionalization" (Sociological Methods and Research, 2017). View LINK View NEWS View VIDEO

13 09, 2017

The 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election: Status quo – at the surface

2019-05-20T12:58:10+01:00September 13th, 2017|

By Jo Saglie (Institute for Social Research, Oslo) Incumbent parties tend to lose votes, in Norway as in many other West European countries. Nevertheless, the incumbent Norwegian government survived the 2017 parliamentary election. The government parties – the Conservative Party and the Progress Party – lost some seats, but remained in power. The main loser [...]