LOGIC OF PREELECTORAL COALITION FORMATIO (PARLIAMENTS & LEGISLATURES)
Edition: Cdr edition
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: July 22, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Audio CD
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780814291153
Subjects: Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - Legislative Branch; Political Process - Elections; Political Process - Political Parties; Political Science / Congress; Electoral coalitions
Description: "The Logic of Pre-Electoral Coalition Formation by Sona Nadenichek Golder includes a combination of methodological approaches (game theoretic, statistical, and historical) to explain why pre-electoral coalitions form in some instances but not in others. The results indicate that pre-electoral coalitions are more likely to form between ideologically compatible parties. They are also more likely to form when the expected coalition size is large (but not too large) and when the potential coalition partners are similar in size. Ideologically polarized party systems and disproportional electoral rules in combination also increase the likelihood of electoral coalition formation."--Jacket.