Flying solo: explaining single-party cabinets under minority presidentialism
In recent years, the comparative literature on presidential democracy has emphasized the role of coalitional politics in attenuating the ‘perils’ facing minority presidents. Yet since the beginning of the Third Wave of democratization in 1974, a surprising number of minority presidents have eschewed...
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| description | In recent years, the comparative literature on presidential democracy has emphasized the role of coalitional politics in attenuating the ‘perils’ facing minority presidents. Yet since the beginning of the Third Wave of democratization in 1974, a surprising number of minority presidents have eschewed cabinet coalitions (defined minimally as the awarding of at least one portfolio to a party other than the nominal party of the president). We observe unipartisan governments just under half of the time. What explains the adoption of single-party cabinets by minority presidents? We employ cross-sectional time-series analysis to address this question. We test hypotheses relating to the size and distribution of the formateur (presidential) and largest non-formateur parties that make up the legislature; the nature of party linkages and ideological distance between the president and possible partisan allies; and the extent of reactive veto powers held by the president. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:82d4b565-abb6-4f84-9795-d31206e0f8002022-03-26T21:40:04ZFlying solo: explaining single-party cabinets under minority presidentialismJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:82d4b565-abb6-4f84-9795-d31206e0f800EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2018Chaisty, PPower, TIn recent years, the comparative literature on presidential democracy has emphasized the role of coalitional politics in attenuating the ‘perils’ facing minority presidents. Yet since the beginning of the Third Wave of democratization in 1974, a surprising number of minority presidents have eschewed cabinet coalitions (defined minimally as the awarding of at least one portfolio to a party other than the nominal party of the president). We observe unipartisan governments just under half of the time. What explains the adoption of single-party cabinets by minority presidents? We employ cross-sectional time-series analysis to address this question. We test hypotheses relating to the size and distribution of the formateur (presidential) and largest non-formateur parties that make up the legislature; the nature of party linkages and ideological distance between the president and possible partisan allies; and the extent of reactive veto powers held by the president. |
| spellingShingle | Chaisty, P Power, T Flying solo: explaining single-party cabinets under minority presidentialism |
| title | Flying solo: explaining single-party cabinets under minority presidentialism |
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