ERC Consolidator Grant · 2020
Democracy without Majorities: Political Representation under Minority Rule
Minority rule is becoming the new normal in many parliamentary democracies. Almost half of all governments in the European Union are minority governments, in which the political parties in cabinet neither enjoy majority support in the electorate nor in parliament. Minority rule has become more prevalent in a time when party systems in democracies are experiencing drastic changes. Citizens’ voting behavior has become more volatile, new challenger parties – including populist radical right parties – have permanently entered the political landscape, and parliaments have become more fractionalized. The implications of the increasing phenomenon of minority rule for the functioning of democracy…
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