Coalition Governments: Formation, Governance and Stability - Detailseite

Coalition governments are a staple of European democracies and have therefore received consid-erable academic attention. This course attempts to give students an insight into coalition research and answer questions about a coalition’s formation, its governance and stability. The seminar is therefore structured along the so-called coalition life cycle. First, we will look at how coalitions form and which parties are more likely to enter into multiparty governments. Next, we will cover coalition governance and policy-making. We will also examine whether parties can attain their policy goals within the confines of a coalition government. The last part is concerned with coalition stability and duration, with one class devoted to potential electoral consequences of having been part of a multiparty government.

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Einführende Literatur:

• Strøm, Kaare, Müller, Wolfgang C. and Torbjörn Bergman (2008): Cabinets and Coalition Bar-gaining: The Democratic Life Cycle in Western Europe, Oxford University Press: Oxford.
• Müller, Wolfgang C. and Kaare Strøm (2000): Coalition Governments in Western Europe, Oxford University Press: Oxford.
• Laver, Michael and Norman Schofield (1990): Multiparty Government. The Politics of Coalition in Europe, Oxford University Press: New York.