Coalition Formation: The Role of Procedure and Policy Flexibility

Eligius M. T. Hendrix (), Annelies Ridder (), Agnieszka Rusinowska and M. Elena Sáiz ()
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Eligius M. T. Hendrix: Universidad de Málaga
Annelies Ridder: Twynstra Gudde, Consultants and Managers
M. Elena Sáiz: Radboud University Nijmegen

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2013, vol. 22, issue 3, No 3, 407-427

Abstract: Abstract A spatial model of coalition formation is used together with data from Dutch elections and theoretical instances to study different procedures of coalition formation. The model shows that procedure plays an important role in reaching a coalition agreement and that political parties do not necessarily benefit from being a first-mover. Moreover, it is shown that a decrease in a party’s flexibility can be (dis)advantageous in coalition negotiations. Furthermore, certain power sharing tactics appear not always to lead to an agreement that is in a party’s advantage. The main message put forward is that the procedure of forming a coalition plays a more important role than is usually acknowledged in literature and practice.

Keywords: Coalition formation; Elections; Maneuvering space; Step-by-step procedure; Simultaneous procedure; Minimal winning coalition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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