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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962070703321

Titolo

Puzzles of government formation : coalition theory and deviant cases / / edited by Rudy B. Andeweg, Lieven De Winter and Patrick Dumont

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2011

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

9786613102065

9781134239719

1134239718

9781283102063

1283102064

9781134239726

1134239726

9780203007815

0203007816

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; ; 73

Altri autori (Persone)

AndewegR. B

DumontPatrick

WinterLieven de

Disciplina

324

Soggetti

Coalition governments - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

6. "Spain is different": explaining minority governments by diverging party goals7. The Rainbow coalition: a surplus majority coalition in Finland; 8. Purple puzzles: the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory; 9.The Belgian 'Rainbow coalition': optical illusion or mechanical phenomenon?; 10. From puzzles to prospects for coalition theory; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the formation of governments has always been central to political science. Traditionally this topic has been considered from a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories; however neither approach alone is able to explain a large



proportion of actual coalition formations. This comparative volume brings together a rational choice theory perspective and the empirical testing of these theories to study government formation. It provides in-depth studies of government formations in Europe that cannot be accounted for by existing coalition t