Opposition parties in European legislatures : conflict or consensus?

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. Edited By Elisabetta De Giorgi And Gabriella Ilonszki. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.