<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article we identify the factors that contribute to the formation and especially the durability/stability of governments in both Slovenia and Montenegro after they formally introduced multiparty systems and following their democratic transition, with a focus on the effect of cleavages and party system characteristics generally. Although these two polities share several important similarities (small size, common institutional setting during Yugoslav era, aspirations for membership in international organisations etc.), the nature of governments’ durability/stability in the democratic era entails distinct differences. While Montenegro stands out in post-socialist Europe as the only case where the ruling party has not been overthrown, Slovenia has been led by many governments composed of different political parties. While it seems that in neither country are the ideological characteristics of the governments able to explain their duration/stability to any important extent, it is obvious that the cleavage structure in the two countries has varied, as has the importance of particular cleavages.</p></abstract>

In this article we identify the factors that contribute to the formation and especially the durability/stability of governments in both Slovenia and Montenegro after they formally introduced multiparty systems and following their democratic transition, with a focus on the effect of cleavages and party system characteristics generally. Although these two polities share several important similarities (small size, common institutional setting during Yugoslav era, aspirations for membership in international organisations etc.), the nature of governments’ durability/stability in the democratic era entails distinct differences. While Montenegro stands out in post-socialist Europe as the only case where the ruling party has not been overthrown, Slovenia has been led by many governments composed of different political parties. While it seems that in neither country are the ideological characteristics of the governments able to explain their duration/stability to any important extent, it is obvious that the cleavage structure in the two countries has varied, as has the importance of particular cleavages.

Cleavages and Government in Slovenia and Montenegro

teaching assistant at the Faculty of Political Science

Politics in Central Europe

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In this article we identify the factors that contribute to the formation and especially the durability/stability of governments in both Slovenia and Montenegro...

Cleavages and Government in Slovenia and Montenegro

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 593 - 621

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0027

Keywords
cleavage, government, duration, political party, democratisation

© 2020 Alenka Krašovec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cleavages and Government in Slovenia and Montenegro

Published Online: Dec 21, 2020

Page range: 593 - 621

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2020-0027

Keywordscleavage, government, duration, political party, democratisation

© 2020 Alenka Krašovec et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cleavage, government, duration, political party, democratisation