Why junior ministers? What function do they serve? Two explanations dominate the literature. Both focus on the role of junior ministers in coalition formation and coalition management. One approach sees junior ministers as instruments for controlling policy, the other as a means to solve or ease distributive conflict among coalition partners. As of yet, the literature lacks a discussion about when the two interpretations lead to similar empirical predictions and when they lead to different ones. The paper claims that different patterns of portfolio distribution can inform us about the underlying policy or office motives of the partners of a coalition government. Analyzing a rich data set on 11 countries from 1949 to 2004, the paper identifi...
Government formation in multiparty systems is of self-evident substantive importance, and the subjec...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...
Why junior ministers? What function do they serve? Two explanations dominate the literature. Both fo...
"Why junior ministers? What function do they serve? Two explanations dominate the literature. Both f...
We build on previous theories of junior minister allocation and coalition oversight by incorporating...
In coalition governments, political parties are concerned not only with how many but also with which...
In parliamentary democracies, cabinet ministers hold very important positions because they make poli...
This essay is about the interpretation of a classic puzzle of comparative political science: the exp...
In coalition governments, political parties are concerned not only with how many but also with which...
Who gets what in portfolio allocation, and how does it matter to coalition partners’ legislative sup...
This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence...
This article explores processes of coalition governance in foreign policy. Specifically, it argues t...
“Cleggmania” preceded the 2010 General Election, where Nick Clegg saw his and his party’s reputation...
The design of government portfolios – that is, the distribution of competencies among government...
Government formation in multiparty systems is of self-evident substantive importance, and the subjec...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...
Why junior ministers? What function do they serve? Two explanations dominate the literature. Both fo...
"Why junior ministers? What function do they serve? Two explanations dominate the literature. Both f...
We build on previous theories of junior minister allocation and coalition oversight by incorporating...
In coalition governments, political parties are concerned not only with how many but also with which...
In parliamentary democracies, cabinet ministers hold very important positions because they make poli...
This essay is about the interpretation of a classic puzzle of comparative political science: the exp...
In coalition governments, political parties are concerned not only with how many but also with which...
Who gets what in portfolio allocation, and how does it matter to coalition partners’ legislative sup...
This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence...
This article explores processes of coalition governance in foreign policy. Specifically, it argues t...
“Cleggmania” preceded the 2010 General Election, where Nick Clegg saw his and his party’s reputation...
The design of government portfolios – that is, the distribution of competencies among government...
Government formation in multiparty systems is of self-evident substantive importance, and the subjec...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...
This article contributes to research on the foreign policy influence of junior partners in coalition...