
Hanna Bäck
Professor

Coalition dynamics : advances in the study of the coalition life cycle
Author
Summary, in English
In parliamentary democracies, elections distribute the seats in parliament, but who gets into government and determines the policy agenda over the course of the legislative term is decided upon after the elections, in negotiations between the political parties. This introduction to the special issue discusses research concerning dynamic approaches to 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.
Department/s
- Department of Political Science
- LU Profile Area: Natural and Artificial Cognition
Publishing year
2024
Language
English
Pages
1-30
Publication/Series
West European Politics
Volume
47
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
Keywords
- coalition life cycle
- Coalition research
- dynamics in coalition studies
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0140-2382