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oapen-20.500.12657-575672022-07-23T03:26:00Z Governing Abroad Oktay, Sibel Coalition, government, coalition government, minority government, minority coalition, minimum-winning coalition, grand coalition, multi-party government, foreign policy, foreign policy decision-making, foreign affairs, decision-making, policymaking, foreign policymaking, political party, parties, party politics, international relations, international politics, international studies, international security, legislative politics, legislative affairs, parliament, parliamentary politics, Europe, European security, European politics, European Union, EU, eurozone, European Economic and Monetary Union, Iraq war, Gulf War, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, comparative case study, mixed-method, event data analysis bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPL Political parties bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPS International relations From Austria to New Zealand, coalition governments often pave the road to foreign policy. In Western Europe, nearly 90 percent of postwar governments include two or more political parties. Israel, the Middle East’s only consolidated democracy according to many, has never experienced single-party rule in its history. Even the United Kingdom, known for its long streak of single-party rule, now navigates multiparty cabinets. Coalitions are everywhere, but we still have little understanding of how they act in foreign affairs. History shows that coalitions can sometime engage in powerful international commitments such as participating in military operations, but at other times, they postpone their decisions, water down their policy positions, or promise to do less than they otherwise would. What explains these differences in behavior? Governing Abroad unpacks the little-known world of coalition governments to find out. Oktay argues that the specific constellation of parties in government explains why some coalitions can make more assertive foreign policy decisions than others. Building on the rich literature in political science on coalitions, legislatures, and voting behavior, the book weaves together sophisticated statistical analyses of foreign policy events across thirty European countries alongside in-depth case studies from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland. It brings political parties back into the study of foreign policy, demonstrating that the size of the coalition, the ideological proximity of the governing parties, and their relationship with the parliamentary opposition together influence the government’s ability to act in the international arena. This book challenges our existing perceptions about the constraints and weaknesses of coalition governments. It sheds new light on the conditions that allow them to act decisively abroad. 2022-07-22T11:54:35Z 2022-07-22T11:54:35Z 2022 book 9780472075409 9780472055401 9780472220267 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57567 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9780472902859.pdf https://www.bibliovault.org/thumbs/978-0-472-05540-1-highres.jpg; https://www.bibliovault.org/thumbs/978-0-472-07540-9-frontcover.jpg; https://www.bibliovault.org/thumbs/978-0-472-07540-9-thumb.jpg University of Michigan Press 10.3998/mpub.10192051 10.3998/mpub.10192051 e07ce9b5-7a46-4096-8f0c-bc1920e3d889 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9780472075409 9780472055401 9780472220267 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 254 Knowledge Unlatched open access
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From Austria to New Zealand, coalition governments often pave the road to foreign policy. In Western Europe, nearly 90 percent of postwar governments include two or more political parties. Israel, the Middle East’s only consolidated democracy according to many, has never experienced single-party rule in its history. Even the United Kingdom, known for its long streak of single-party rule, now navigates multiparty cabinets. Coalitions are everywhere, but we still have little understanding of how they act in foreign affairs. History shows that coalitions can sometime engage in powerful international commitments such as participating in military operations, but at other times, they postpone their decisions, water down their policy positions, or promise to do less than they otherwise would. What explains these differences in behavior?
Governing Abroad unpacks the little-known world of coalition governments to find out. Oktay argues that the specific constellation of parties in government explains why some coalitions can make more assertive foreign policy decisions than others. Building on the rich literature in political science on coalitions, legislatures, and voting behavior, the book weaves together sophisticated statistical analyses of foreign policy events across thirty European countries alongside in-depth case studies from Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland. It brings political parties back into the study of foreign policy, demonstrating that the size of the coalition, the ideological proximity of the governing parties, and their relationship with the parliamentary opposition together influence the government’s ability to act in the international arena. This book challenges our existing perceptions about the constraints and weaknesses of coalition governments. It sheds new light on the conditions that allow them to act decisively abroad.
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