Cycle of Coalition - How Parties and Voters Interact Under Coalition Governance

Presents a theory and analysis of the relationship between parties and voters throughout the legislative period under coalition governance.

List of contents

1. A lesson learned too late; 2. Motivation and promise; 3. Parties and voters under coalition governance; 4. Perceptions of coalition compromise; 5. Costs of coalition compromise; 6. Collective responsibility and differentiation; 7. What could go wrong?; 8. Does it ever go right?; 9. Pushing forward.

About the author

David Fortunato is Associate Professor in the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego. His research has been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, and Journal of Politics, among others.

Summary

The first book on the interaction of parties and voters throughout the legislative period in multiparty democracies. Combining behavioral and institutional analysis of parliamentary systems, Fortunato explains how coalition governance shapes voters' perceptions of the policymaking process and how this, in turn, shapes parties' incentives.

Foreword

Presents a theory and analysis of the relationship between parties and voters throughout the legislative period under coalition governance.

Product details

• Authors: David Fortunato, David (School of Global Policy and Stra Fortunato
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2023
• EAN: 9781108819879
• ISBN: 978-1-108-81987-9
• No. of pages: 239
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Political Ideologies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Political Economy, Comparative Politics