| Record Type: |
Electronic resources
: monographic
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| Title Information: |
party strategy and institutional constraints |
| Author: |
StefuriucIrina., |
| Place of Publication: |
Houndmills, Basingstoke |
| Published: |
Palgrave Macmillan; |
| Year of Publication: |
[2013] |
| Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Comparative territorial politics series |
| Subject: |
Coalition governments. - |
| Subject: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections - |
| Subject: |
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General - |
| Subject: |
Society & social sciences - |
| Subject: |
Politics & government - |
| Subject: |
Society - |
| Online resource: |
http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137300744 |
| Notes: |
Description based on print version record. |
| Summary: |
To step in government at only one level or to stay in opposition at both? To opt for a single consistent strategy or to try out various, but sometimes conflicting, formulae? To replicate coalition agreements at the federal level or to adapt them to the regional context, even if this means departing from a coherent party line? These are just some of the many questions that political parties face when attempting to form a successful coalition in multi-level polities. Through the example of Germany and Spain Dr. Stefuriuc seeks to explore how political parties form coalitions at the subnational level and in doing so develops a strong theoretical framework that revises existing models of government formation and creates explanations based on the multi-level institutional context. This excellent contribution to the subject is important reading for students and scholars of Comparative European Politics, Federalism, decentralization and Multi-level Governance. |
| ISBN: |
9781137300744electronic bk. |
| ISBN: |
1137300744electronic bk. |
| Content Note: |
Towards a theory of coalition formation in multi-level settings Research design concepts, methods and country selection Multi-level polities institutions, decision-making, parties & party systems Regional coalition governments in Spain and Germany a statistical exploration Subnational coalition formation as a multi-level game Coalition formation the process Conclusions: subnational coalition formation in multi-level settings. |