@article{2015:von_steinsdorff:institutio,
title = {Institutionelle Stabilität, politische Fragilität: Die mittel- und osteuropäischen Parlamente 25 Jahre nach dem demokratischen Neubeginn},
year = {2015},
note = {25 years after the breakdown of communism, all Central-Eastern
European parliaments are consolidated, highly functional
constitutional institutions that play a key role in the respective
political systems. Despite all national specifics developed over the
years, comparative research still displays significant regional
similarities, which can no longer be explained as merely transitional.
In fact, the established form of institutional autonomy guarantees for
functioning legislatures even in fragile political contexts,
characterized among other problems by volatile and fragmented party
systems. Compared to their Western European counterparts, usually
dominated by strong and highly disciplined party groups, the
Central-Eastern European parliaments rely more on powerful committees
and other mechanisms of “rationalized inclusion”. These internal
structures promote their institutional autonomy, even in case of
unclear or drifting parliamentary majorities. [ZParl, vol. 46 (2015),
no. 2, pp. 235 - 256]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {235--256},
author = {von Steinsdorff, Silvia},
volume = {46},
number = {2}
}