Latent class analysis (LCA) is a tool used to classify objects for further analysis (Ahlquist and
Breunig 2012), with a wide range of applications in political science. For example …

This article examines the determinants of coalition formation on the local level. In addition to
standard office-and policy-seeking variables, we incorporate the local institutional setting …

Abstract The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the foremost international body
responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. Members vote on …

Cabinet coalitions are central to the functioning of Latin American presidential systems.
However, the reasons for their formation remain unclear. While recent studies suggest that …

Multiparty government in parliamentary democracies entails bargaining over the payoffs of
government participation, in particular the allocation of cabinet positions. While most of the …

Coalition governments prevail at the European subnational level. Although some studies
explain the formation of subnational government coalitions, we know little about the …

Policy in coalition governments (a) depends on negotiations between parties that (b)
continue between elections. No extant means of predicting policy—bargaining power …

Why do ethnically diverse elites share power in government coalitions? I argue that
uncertainty about their societal support makes ethnic leaders frequently form oversized …

Research on government formation in parliamentary democracies has presented
contradicting evidence on the role of political veto institutions and parliamentary polarization …

Are dominant governing parties with discretion to call early elections better able to negotiate
their return to office? Dominant incumbents in parliamentary democracies sometimes have …