The political (In)stability and Cabinet Duration in Kosova: Why are governments short-lived?

March 23, 2021

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Mehdi Sejdiu
Political parties, Migration, European integration, Public Policy, Foreign Policy

This policy report will focus on Kosova as a case study and on the duration of its post-independence governments. It aims to explain why governments in Kosova fall before their mandate is over and how Kosova can improve its government duration and formation processes. In the first section the study will look at the reasons government fall and the theoretical explanations. The second section looks at government duration in Kosova by analyzing the fall of each government since independence in 2008.  The third section focuses on the patterns of government instability and what can be done to improve government tenure. 

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The political (In)stability and Cabinet Duration in Kosova: Why are governments short-lived?

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