Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework

Michelangelo Vercesi

doi:10.1111/polp.12154

Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework

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In: POLITICS & POLICY, Vol. 44, No. 2, 01.04.2016, p. 168-219.

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abstract = "Inter-party conflict management is a typical coalitional problem in parliamentary governments. To study how and why conflicts in coalitions emerge and how parties cope with them can enhance our knowledge of coalition governance. Here, I propose a framework for comparative studies on the topic. The framework is based on the conception of coalition politics as politics of exchange. It looks at inter-party interactions, but also accounts for the impact of intra-party politics. Moreover, I provide a classification of inter-party conflicts in coalitions and point out when they are more likely. The process of conflict management is operationalized with two proxies-actors, and arenas-and a taxonomy of conflict terminations is presented. The viability of the framework is tested both by mapping coalition governments according to their modes of managing internal conflicts and, after deriving research hypotheses, through empirical inquiries of conflict management in diverse coalitions. Related Articles: Nwokora, Zim, and Riccardo Pelizzo. 2015. {"}The Political Consequences of Party System Change.{"} Politics & Policy 43 (4): 453-473. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12124/abstract Pasquino, Gianfranco. 2014. {"}Italy: The Triumph of Personalist Parties.{"} Politics & Policy 42 (4): 548-566. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12079/abstract Forestiere, Carolyn. 2009. {"}Party Size, Ideology, and Executive-Level Representation in Advanced Parliamentary Democracies.{"} Politics & Policy 37 (3): 509-528. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2009.00183.x/abstract Related Media: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). 2013. {"}In it Together: The Inside Story of the Coalition Government.{"} YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVyLfyhH-hg Hamblin, James. 2011. {"}Math for Liberal Studies: Banzhaf Power Index.{"} YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_C8TK-e274 El manejo de conflictos dentro de un partido pol{\'i}tico es un problema t{\'i}pico coalicional en los gobiernos parlamentarios. Entender c{\'o}mo y por qu{\'e} surgen los conflictos en las coaliciones y c{\'o}mo lidian los partidos pol{\'i}ticos con {\'e}stos puede mejorar nuestro conocimiento de la gobernanza de las coaliciones. En este estudio propongo un marco te{\'o}rico sobre el tema para un contexto de pol{\'i}tica comparada. Este marco te{\'o}rico se basa en la concepci{\'o}n de las coaliciones pol{\'i}ticas como una pol{\'i}tica de intercambio. Se estudian las interacciones dentro del partido pero tambi{\'e}n toma en cuenta el impacto de las pol{\'i}ticas interpartidarias. Adem{\'a}s, se estipula una clasificaci{\'o}n de conflictos intrapartidarios y se indica cu{\'a}ndo {\'e}stos son m{\'a}s propensos a suceder. El proceso de manejo de conflictos se estudia en dos dimensiones, actores y arenas, y se presenta una taxonom{\'i}a de resoluciones de conflictos. La viabilidad de este marco te{\'o}rico se pone a prueba identificando los m{\'e}todos de manejo de conflicto de gobiernos los de coalici{\'o}n y a trav{\'e}s de una investigaci{\'o}n emp{\'i}rica del manejo de conflictos en diversas coaliciones.",

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