Puzzles of Government Formation : Coalition Theory and Deviant Cases PDF
Edited by Rudy W. (Leiden University, The Netherlands) Andeweg, Lieven De (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) Winter, Patrick Dumont
Part of the Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science series
Description
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.
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- Pages:232 pages, 30 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/04/2011
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:232 pages, 30 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:05/04/2011
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- ISBN:9781134239726
