Logic of Preelectoral Coalition Formation

by Sona Nadenichek Golder

Why do some parties coordinate their electoral strategies as part of a pre-electoral coalition, while others choose to compete independently at election time? Scholars have long ignored pre-electoral coalitions in favor of focusing on the government coalitions that form after parliamentary elections. Yet electoral coalitions are common, they affect electoral outcomes, and they have important implications for democratic policy-making itself.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814257216
• ISBN13: 9780814257210
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"