This book examines how parties negotiate coalition deals at the subnational level using the examples of Germany and Spain. In such multi-level settings, parties are present at various negotiation tables often having to make difficult choices about their role in the coalition and the relative merits of being in government over the opposition.

Autorentext
IRINA ?TEFURIUC is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements List Of Party Acronyms List Of Tables And Graphs Introduction Towards A Theory Of Coalition Formation In Multi-Level Settings Research Design Concepts, Methods And Country Selection Multi-Level Polities Institutions, Decision-Making, Parties & Party Systems Regional Coalition Governments In Spain And Germany A Statistical Exploration Subnational Coalition Formation As A Multi-Level Game Coalition Formation The Process Conclusions Subnational Coalition Formation In Multi-Level Settings Appendix A: List Of Governments Included In The Conditional Logit Analysis (Only Real Governments Listed) Appendix B: Additional Tables Appendix C: List Of Interviews (Interviewee's Name, Party Affiliation, Location And Date) List Of References