Coalition Dynamics: Advances in the Study of the Coalition Life Cycle

Autor(en)
Wolfgang C. Müller, Hanna Bäck, Johan Hellström
Abstrakt

This introduction to the spcial issue discusses research concerning dynamic
approaches on coalition governments. A dynamic approach implies that what happens at the electoral stage influences the government formation stage, which in turn shapes what happens during the government’s tenure, which may influence the cabinet’s durability. Hence, this type of research tries to analyse various stages of a government’s ‘life cycle’ from its ‘birth’ to its ‘death’ as interdependent processes, rather than examining them in mutual isolation. These processes may be restricted to the confines of a self-contained universe of politicians and political parties, or they may involve ‘external’ events such as, for example, elections, or the state of the economy. In addition to having a dynamic approach to analysing coalitions, the contributions in the special issue use brand-new comparative data from several independent research projects investigating various aspects of coalition politics.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Staatswissenschaft
Externe Organisation(en)
Lund University, Umeå University
Journal
West European Politics
Band
47
Seiten
1-30
Anzahl der Seiten
30
ISSN
0140-2382
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2023.2249316
Publikationsdatum
08-2023
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
506014 Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Political Science and International Relations
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/coalition-dynamics-advances-in-the-study-of-the-coalition-life-cycle(4c7bec40-5947-4c1f-90be-fa27510472c0).html