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://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/de/publications/coalition-dynamics-advances-in-the-study-of-the-coalition-life-cycle(4c7bec40-5947-4c1f-90be-fa27510472c0).html