The changing Finnish democracy: Stronger parliamentary accountability, coalescing political parties and weaker external constraints

Scandinavian Political Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-152

  Raunio, Tapio ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942555465     PISSN: 00806757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9477.2004.00101.x     Document Type: Review

References (37)

1. Arter, D. 1999. 'Finland', in Elgie, R., ed., Semi-Presidentialism in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2. Borg, S. 1997. 'Kiinnostus puoluejäsenyyteen ja jäsenaktiivisuus puolueissa', in Borg, S., ed., Puolueet 1990-luvulla: Näkökulmia suomalaiseen puoluetoimintaan. Turku: Valtio-opillisia tutkimuksia no. 53, Turun yliopisto.
3. Helander, V. 1997. 'Finland', in Norris, P., ed., Passages to Power. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4. Helander, V. & Isaksson, G.-E. 1994. 'Interpellations in Finland', in Wiberg, M., ed., Parliamentary Control in the Nordic Countries: Forms of Questioning and Behavioural Trends. Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Political Science Association.
5. Holmberg, S. 2000. 'Issue Agreement', in Esaiasson, P, & Heidar, K., eds, Beyond Westminster and Congress: The Nordic Experience. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
6. Isaksson, G.-E. 1997. 'Interpellationsmönstret i Finlands riksdag', in Helander, V. & Sandberg, S., eds, Festskrift till Krister Ståhlberg. Åbo, Finland: Åbo Akademis förlag.
7. Jensen, T. K. 2000. 'Party Cohesion', in Esaiasson, P. & Heidar, K., eds, Beyond Westminster and Congress: The Nordic Experience. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
8. Jungar, A-C. 2002. 'A Case of Surplus Majority Government: The Finnish Rainbow Coalition', Scandinavian Political Studies 25(1), 57-83.
9. Jääskinen, N. 2000. 'Eduskunta - Aktiivinen sopeutuja', in Raunio, T. & Wiberg, M., eds, EU ja Suomi: Unionijäsenyyden vaikutukset suomalaiseen yhteiskuntaan. Helsinki: Edita.
10. Kuitunen, S. 2002. 'Finland: Formalized Procedures with Member Predominance', in Narud, H. M., Pedersen, M. N. & Valen, H., eds, Party Sovereignty and Citizen Control: Selecting Candidates for Parliamentary Elections in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark.
11. Kuusela, K. 1995. 'The Finnish Electoral System: Basic Features and Developmental Tendencies', in Borg, S. & Sänkiaho, R., eds, The Finnish Voter. Tampere: Finnish Political Science Association.
12. Mattila, M. 1997. 'From Qualified Majority to Simple Majority: The Effects of the 1992 Change in the Finnish Constitution', Scandinavian Political Studies 20(4), 331-45.
13. Mattila, M. & Raunio, T. 2002. 'Government Formation in the Nordic Countries: The Electoral Connection', Scandinavian Political Studies 25(3), 259-80.
14. Nousiainen, J. 1994. 'Finland: Ministerial Autonomy, Constitutional Collectivism, and Party Oligarchy', in Laver, M. & Shepsle, K. A., eds, Cabinet Ministers and Parliamentary Government. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
15. Nousiainen, J. 1996. 'Finland: Operational Cabinet Autonomy in a Party-Centered System', in Blondel, J. & Cotta, M., eds, Party and Government. Basingstoke, England: Macmillan.
16. Nousiainen, J. 2000a. 'Finland: The Consolidation of Parliamentary Governance', in Müller, W. C. & Strøm, K., eds, Coalition Governments in Western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
17. Nousiainen, J. 2000b. 'Suomalaisen parlamentarismin kolmas kehitysvaihe: konsensuaalinen enemmistöhallinta, vireytyvä eduskunta', Politiikka 42(2), 83-96.
18. Nousiaïnen, J. 2001. 'From Semi-presidentialism to Parliamentary Government: Political and Constitutional Developments in Finland', Scandinavian Political Studies 24(2), 95-109.
19. Paloheimo, H. 1990. 'Between Liberalism and Corporatism: The Effect of Trade Unions and Governments on Economic Performance in Eighteen OECD Countries', in Brunetta, R. & Dell' Aringa, C., eds, Labour Relations and Economic Performace. Basingstoke, England: Macmillan.
20. Paloheimo, H. 2001. 'Divided Government in Finland: From a Semi-presidential to a Parliamentary Democracy', in Elgie, R., ed., Divided Government in Comparative Perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
21. Paloheimo, H. 2002. 'Pääministerin vallan kasvu Suomessa', Politiikka 44(3), 203-21.
22. Pesonen, P. 1995. 'The Voters' Choice of Candidate', in Borg, S. & Sänkiaho, R., eds, The Finnish Voter. Tampere: Finnish Political Science Association.
23. Pesonen, P., Sänkiaho, R. & Borg, S. 1993. Vaalikansan äänivalta. Tutkimus eduskuntavaaleista ja valitsijakunnasta Suomen poliittisessa järjestelmässä. Helsinki: WSOY.
24. Raunio, T. 2001. 'The Parliament of Finland: A Model Case for Effective Scrutiny?', in Maurer, A. & Wessels, W., eds, National Parliaments on Their Ways to Europe: Losers or Latecomers? Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos.
25. Raunio, T. & Tiilikainen, T. 2003. Finland in the European Union. London: Frank Cass.
26. Raunio, T. & Wiberg, M. 2003. 'Finland: Polarized Pluralism in the Shadow of a Strong President', in Strøm, K., Müller, W. C. & Bergman, T., eds, Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
27. Ruostetsaari, I. 2000. 'From Political Amateur to Professional Politician and Expert Representative: Parliamentary Recruitment in Finland since 1863', in Best, H. & Cotta, M., eds, Parliamentary Representatives in Europe 1848-2000: Legislative Recruitment and Careers in Eleven European Countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
28. Ruostetsaari, I. 2003. Valta muutoksessa. Helsinki: WSOY.
29. Sundberg, J. 1994. 'Finland: Nationalized Parties, Professionalized Organizations', in Katz, R. S. & Mair, P., eds, How Parties Organize. London: Sage.
30. Sundberg, J. 1996. Partier och partisystem i Finland. Esbo, Finland: Schildts.
31. Sundberg, J. 1999. 'The Enduring Scandinavian Party System', Scandinavian Political Studies 22(1), 221-41.
32. Sundberg, J. 2002a. 'The Electoral System of Finland: Old, and Working Well', in Grofman, B. & Lijphart, A., eds, The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries. New York: Agathon Press.
33. Sundberg, J. 2002b. 'The Scandinavian Party Model at the Crossroads', in Webb, P., Farrell, D. & Holliday, I., eds, Political Parties in Advanced Industrial Democracies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
34. Temmes, M. 2003. 'Valtionhallinto - jatkuvuutta ja muutosta', in Saukkonen, P., ed., Paikkana Politiikka: Tietoa ja tulkintoja Suomen poliittisesta järjestelmästä. Helsinki: Yleisen valtio-opin laitos.
35. Wiberg, M. 1991. 'Public Financing of Political Parties as Arcana Imperii in Finland', in Wiberg, M., ed., The Public Purse and Political Parties: Public Financing of Political Parties in Nordic Countries. Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Political Science Association.
36. Wiberg, M. 1994, 'To Keep the Government on Its Toes: Behavioural Trends of Parliamentary Questioning in Finland 1945-1990', in Wiberg, M., ed., Parliamentary Control in the Nordic Countries: Forms of Questioning and Behavioural Trends. Jyväskylä, Finland: Finnish Political Science Association.
37. Wiberg, M. 2000. 'The Partyness of the Finnish Eduskunta', in Heidar, K. & Koole, R., eds, Parliamentary Party Groups in European Democracies. London: Routledge.