Giving Coalitions a Good Name
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6353151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Temple (0000-0002-5843-0519) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 109-115 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9256.1994.tb00009.x |
| OpenAlex | W2147945297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Opponents of electoral reform believe that proportional representation (PR) will mean the end of stable and responsible government in Britain. Coalitions between political parties (the likely result of PR) are portrayed as essentially alien to our political culture, leading to unstable government and an abandonment of political principles by deals in ‘smoke-filled rooms’. This article challenges such perceptions. The example of hung local government provides powerful support to those who argue electoral reform need not be a recipe for sordid and unstable government
Abandonment (legal · Alien · Democracy · Epistemology · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Linguistics · Perception · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration
The Politics of Local Government
The Politics of Hung Authorities
Devon County Council
Decision‐making in Central and Local Government in the Absence of Political Majority
The case for an electoral pact between Labour and the Liberal Democrats
The consequences of minority rule in an English county
Working in a “Hung” council
Power distribution in hung councils
The west German federal election of 25 January 1987
Electoral reform and British politics
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |