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Rahva Hääul - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Pro patria (ISAMAA) national Coalition Party
Nationalities Papers, 1995Co-Authors: Rahva HääulAbstract:In their election program ISAMAA stated:“The time is ripe for change.“Estonia is an independent state again. The independence we waited and yearned for for such a long time has not brought with it satisfaction. The leftist and vague policy of the nomenclatura that still hangs on to power is impeding Estonia's evolution towards democracy and a market economy.
Joni Vainikka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Finland's Parliamentary Election 2015: Certainty of the Result with Uncertainty of the Outcome
Regional & Federal Studies, 2016Co-Authors: Joni VainikkaAbstract:ABSTRACTThe winner of the Finnish parliamentary election 2015 was certain long before the elections. The Centre Party of Finland would win, but for the composition of the government and future societal changes, it was more interesting who would be the runners-up. With eight parliamentary parties and with eight different political agendas, the Finnish political system forms a hard to predict political landscape. Key issues for the Centre Party, rebounding from the catastrophic elections of 2011, were to find a Coalition with trust between its members and to generate trust in getting things done. One evident societal outcome of the election is the deceleration of centralization policies furthered by the previous government. The disagreement over regional politics and devolution and related cleavages within the country brought the Coalition government between the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party and the Finns Party to the verge of falling after only six months.
Christopher J. Anderson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Dynamics of Public Support for Coalition Governments
Comparative Political Studies, 1995Co-Authors: Christopher J. AndersonAbstract:This article investigates the relationship between economic conditions and Party support for Coalition parties in Denmark and the Netherlands. The article argues that the simple reward-punishment model cannot fully account for changes in citizens' support for parties, given variable economic performance. Using aggregate public support data for political parties, the article shows that citizens differentiate between Coalition partners depending on the parties' issue priorities. Instead of blaming or rewarding all Coalition parties in a uniform fashion, citizens shift support from one Coalition Party to another, depending on the perceived competence of a Party to deal with particular economic problems. The article finds that the structure of responsibility in parliamentary democracies ruled by Coalition governments is more complex than is often assumed. Therefore, it is argued that students of economics and public opinion should pay particular attention to the institutional context in which citizens make choices.
Paul A. M. Van Lange - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Do Groups Exclude Others More Readily Than Individuals in Coalition Formation
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 2008Co-Authors: Ilja Van Beest, Rudy B. Andeweg, Lukas Koning, Paul A. M. Van LangeAbstract:International audienceThe present research compared interindividual and intergroup Coalition processes. We examined whether groups are more likely to form small Coalitions than individuals, and whether this tendency would depend on the social value orientation of the Coalition Party. Consistent with our hypothesis, results revealed that proselfs formed more small Coalitions in intergroup settings than in interindividual settings whereas prosocials formed a similar number of small Coalitions in both intergroup and interindividual settings. These and complementary findings add credence to the claim that people who are self-oriented are more likely to exclude others to maximize their own payoff and that such processes are especially pronounced in intergroup settings
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Do Groups Exclude Others More Readily Than Individuals in Coalition Formation?
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 2008Co-Authors: Ilja Van Beest, Rudy B. Andeweg, Lukas Koning, Paul A. M. Van LangeAbstract:The present research compared interindividual and intergroup Coalition processes. We examined whether groups are more likely to form small Coalitions than individuals, and whether this tendency would depend on the social value orientation of the Coalition Party. Consistent with our hypothesis, results revealed that proselfs formed more small Coalitions in intergroup settings than in interindividual settings whereas prosocials formed a similar number of small Coalitions in both intergroup and interindividual settings. These and complementary findings add credence to the claim that people who are self-oriented are more likely to exclude others to maximize their own payoff and that such processes are especially pronounced in intergroup settings.
Nerea Aldunate - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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InterParty Attitudes in Chile: Coalitions as Superordinate Social Identities
Political Psychology, 2008Co-Authors: Roberto Gonzalez, Jorge Manzi, José L. Saiz, Marilynn B. Brewer, Pablo De Tezanos-pinto, María Teresa Aravena, David Torres, Nerea AldunateAbstract:This paper reports a survey (N = 1,465) conducted in Chile that was conceived to understand the role of Coalition identification as an important sociopsychological mechanism for promoting positive affects toward own-Coalition Party members in a multiParty system, above and beyond interParty political differences. Participants judged their own political Party, parties within Coalitions (fellow Coalition members and opposing parties), and political Coalitions as a whole on affective dimensions (trust, liking, and admiration). The results provide substantial support for the five hypotheses addressed in the study. Overall, perceived interParty distance and political identity threat had a negative impact on affect toward Coalition Party members. Above and beyond these effects, identification with the Coalition positively predicted affect toward allies. Ingroup Party affect was positively correlated with affect toward own-Coalition Party members and own Coalition as a whole, but was not negatively associated with affect toward opposing-Coalition parties. Moreover, the relationship between own-Party affect and affect toward own-Coalition Party members was mediated by affect toward own Coalition. Overall, evidence for the benefits of promoting Coalition identification in a multiParty system is provided and discussed alongside the limitations and practical implications derived from the study.