Puzzles of Government Formation : Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases

Rudy W. (Leiden University Andeweg

ISBN 10: 1032926473 / ISBN 13: 9781032926476

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2024, 2024

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Neuware - Understanding the formation of governments has always been central to political science. Traditionally this topic has been considered from a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories; however neither approach alone is able to explain a large proportion of actual coalition formations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Puzzles of Government Formation : Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Okt 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032926473
• ISBN 13: 9781032926476
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 0D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 453 grams

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Synopsis

Understanding the formation of governments has always been central to political science. Traditionally this topic has been considered from a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories; however neither approach alone is able to explain a large proportion of actual coalition formations.

This comparative volume brings together a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories to study government formation. It provides in-depth studies of government formations in Europe that cannot be accounted for by existing coalition theory in order to identify potential explanatory factors that have been neglected so far. These ‘coalition puzzles’ are reconstructed by country experts based on secondary sources, newspaper accounts, internal party documents, and interviews in an effort to understand why particular governments were formed. In conclusion, this book assesses whether new factors can be integrated into rational choice theories or whether these analyses point to the need for a different paradigm.

This important volume will be of interest to students and scholars of political science, European politics and comparative politics.

About the Author

Rudy B. Andeweg is Professor of Political Science at Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Lieven De Winter is Professor of Comparative Politics and co-director of the Belgian National Election Study, Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Patrick Dumont is a researcher at the University of Luxembourg.