Search for dissertations about: "coalition governments"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words coalition governments.
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1. Constitutional rules and party goals in coalition formation : an analysis of winning minority governments in Sweden
Abstract : This study starts with two theoretical puzzles within the rational choice oriented literature on government formation in parliamentary democracies: the relative importance of constitutional rules and the existence of multiple party goals. From these puzzles stem the research questions that guide the study: First, what is the theoretical and empirical link between constitutional arrangements (including rules) and party goals? Second, what are the goals of political parties and how can these be studied? Third, relative to the goals of political parties and other constitutional arrangements, what is the importance of government formation rules for the empirical record of minority and majority governments?Coalition theory provides the theoretical starting point from which the research questions stem. READ MORE
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2. Strategic Voting under Coalition Governments
Abstract : If a voter defects from preference under the consideration of policy outcomes and others' behavior, it is a "strategic vote". This thesis relates voters' strategic considerations to the government formation process: the chances for a party to gain seats, enter office, and affect overall policies. READ MORE
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3. Explaining Coalitions : Evidence and Lessons From Studying Coalition Formation in Swedish Local Government
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand coalition formation. To date, a vast number of theories have been presented with the goal to explain coalition outcomes. READ MORE
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4. Parties, Majorities, Incumbencies : Four essays in political economics
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on political economics. The first paper studies the impact of having one party in government versus a coalition of parties, where the exogenous variation in the type of government stems from close election outcomes. READ MORE
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5. Till death do us part : a comparative study of government instability in 28 European democracies
Abstract : This thesis is rooted in the research tradition known as coalition politics, where governments, political parties and political institutions are the central focus. The main emphasis here is on government instability and the question of why governments in modern parliamentary democracies often come to an end before the next regular election. READ MORE