Constraints on Cabinet Formation in Parliamentary Democracies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6231799 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kaare W Strøm, Kaare Strom, Ian Budge (University of Essex), Michael Laver (0000-0001-7515-9831, University of Essex), Michael J Laver |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 303 |
| Publication date | 1994-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2111406 |
| OpenAlex | W2085753961 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 146 |
| References cited | 23 |
Coalition theory typically treats political parties involved in government formation in parliamentary democracies as if they were unconstrained players in an institution-free world. Yet actual coalition options are often severely constrained by institutional arrangements and prior commitments. We develop a systematic account of different constraints on government formation and examine their frequency across 10 parliamentary democracies. Hypothetical and empirical examples demonstrate how a small number of constraints can dramatically reduce the range of coalition options and redistribute bargaining power among political parties. More adequate coalition theories need to recognize the effects of such constraints and to build on the theoretical lessons of the neoinstitutionalist approach to legislative behavior
Cabinet (room · Coalition government · Democracy · Economics · Government (linguistics · Institution · Legislature · Multi-party system · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public economics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 146 |
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| Citations per year | 4,42 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2026 (34) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 146 |