Articles by Maria Thürk

March 22, 2021

It’s time we rescued minority governments from their reputation for instability and ineffectiveness

Maria Thürk
Minority governments are generally disdained in most parts of Europe. They're seen as a second choice to majority governments which are assumed to be more stable and effective in policy-making. Yet, argue Maria Thürk and Svenja Krauss, there is more than type of ‘minority government’. Some variants can match majority governments in both stability and effectiveness
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Maria Thürk
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Basel

Maria’s research focuses on minority and coalition governments, legislative politics, and party competition.

Her work has been published in, among others, the European Journal of Political Research, West European Politics and Legislative Studies Quarterly.

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