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Political parties and government coalitions in the Americas
Partidos políticos y gobiernos de coalición en las Américas
Politische Parteien und Regierungskoalitionen in Nord- und Südamerika
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Abstract This paper focuses on the process of coalition formation in presidential systems. It shows that party positions and institutions influence the formation of government coalitions. We argue that presidents will tend to include parties positioned close to their policy positions in their cabinets, and w... view more
This paper focuses on the process of coalition formation in presidential systems. It shows that party positions and institutions influence the formation of government coalitions. We argue that presidents will tend to include parties positioned close to their policy positions in their cabinets, and will be more inclined to do it when relative institutional authority is more advantageous to congress. We corroborate our arguments with data from 13 presidential countries in the Americas.... view less
Este artículo se centra en el proceso de formación de coaliciones en sistemas presidenciales. El artículo demuestra que las posiciones de los partidos y las instituciones influencian la formación de coaliciones gubernamentales. Argumentamos que los presidentes tienden a incluir dentro del gabinete a... view more
Este artículo se centra en el proceso de formación de coaliciones en sistemas presidenciales. El artículo demuestra que las posiciones de los partidos y las instituciones influencian la formación de coaliciones gubernamentales. Argumentamos que los presidentes tienden a incluir dentro del gabinete a aquellos partidos que tienen posiciones cercanas, y que esta tendencia es más fuerte cuando la autoridad institucional es relativamente más favorable al congreso. Corroboramos nuestros argumentos con data de 13 países con sistemas presidenciales en las Américas.... view less
Keywords
institutional factors; party; Latin America; parliament; political regime; comparative research; president; model; government; political system; participation; coalition; coalition formation; South America; presidential system; ideology
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
theory application; empirical; quantitative empirical; basic research
Free Keywords
Political Science; America; presidential systems; political parties; ideology; cabinets; executives; institutions; coalitions; ciencia política; América; sistemas presidenciales; partidos políticos; coaliciones; ideología; gabinetes; poder ejecutivo; instituciones; 1990-2011
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
Page/Pages
p. 3-28
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 3 (2011) 1
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works