02980oam 2200637I 450 991078998280332120200520144314.01-134-23971-81-283-10206-497866131020651-134-23972-60-203-00781-610.4324/9780203007815 (CKB)2670000000090995(EBL)672436(OCoLC)773564545(SSID)ssj0000528369(PQKBManifestationID)11338957(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000528369(PQKBWorkID)10545206(PQKB)10588148(MiAaPQ)EBC672436(Au-PeEL)EBL672436(CaPaEBR)ebr10526424(CaONFJC)MIL310206(OCoLC)727061138(PPN)198450710(EXLCZ)99267000000009099520180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPuzzles of government formation coalition theory and deviant cases /edited by Rudy B. Andeweg, Lieven De Winter and Patrick DumontMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ;New York :Routledge,2011.1 online resource (233 p.)Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ;73Description based upon print version of record.0-415-35982-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexUnderstanding 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 tRoutledge/ECPR studies in European political science ;73.Coalition governmentsEuropeCoalition governments324Andeweg R. B556148Dumont Patrick1486699Winter Lieven de1486700FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910789982803321Puzzles of government formation3706274UNINA