Puzzles of government formation [electronic resource] : coalition theory and deviant cases / edited by Rudy B. Andeweg, Lieven De Winter and Patrick Dumont.

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Series: Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 73.Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; New York : Routledge, c2011.Description: xvii, 210 p. : illISBN:

9780203007815

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Coalition governments -- Europe

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1. From coalition theory to coalition puzzles / Patrick Dumont, Lieven De Winter and Rudy B. Andeweg -- 2. A neglected alternative? : psychological approaches to coalition formation / Ilja Van Beest -- 3. When median-legislator theory fails : the Swedish Greens in 1998 and 2002 / Nicholas Aylott and Torbjörn Bergman -- 4. Coalition bargaining in an unforgiving environment : the case of Bondevik II in Norway / Hanne Marthe Narud and Kaare Strøm -- 5. Successful failure : ill-conceived pre-commitments and welcome bargaining failure paving the way to minority government in Austria / Wolfgang C. Müller -- 6. "Spain is different" : explaining minority governments by diverging party goals / Josep Ma Reniu -- 7. The Rainbow coalition : a surplus majority coalition in Finland / Ann-Cathrine Jungar -- 8. Purple puzzles : the 1994 and 1998 government formations in the Netherlands and coalition theory / Rudy B. Andeweg -- 9. The Belgian 'Rainbow coalition' : optical illusion or mechanical phenomenon? / Patrick Dumont -- 10. From puzzles to prospects for coalition theory / Rudy B. Andeweg.

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