Determinants of party unity a comparative analysis of the german state parliaments
- Using 2184 roll call votes (RCV) from 42 electoral terms this paper tests the influence of different factors on party unity in the German Landtage. It finds evidence that the strategic calculus behind RCV-requests is a crucial predictor for unity scores. The requesting party group is on average significantly more united than its parliamentary competitors. It also shows that government status, thin governmental majorities and a growing ideological distance between government and opposition increase unity. Electoral incentives, however, do not seem to influence voting behavior in the German Lander.
Metadaten| Author details: | Christian Stecker |
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| ISSN: | 0032-3470 |
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| ISSN: | 1862-2860 |
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| Title of parent work (German): | Politische Vierteljahresschrift : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft |
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| Publisher: | Nomos |
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| Place of publishing: | Hannover |
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| Publication type: | Article |
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| Language: | German |
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| Year of first publication: | 2011 |
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| Publication year: | 2011 |
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| Release date: | 2017/03/26 |
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| Tag: | Party Discipline; Party Unity; Roll Call Votes |
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| Volume: | 52 |
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| Issue: | 3 |
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| Number of pages: | 24 |
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| First page: | 424 |
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| Last Page: | 447 |
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| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
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| Peer review: | Referiert |
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