Coalition Politics and Federalism

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This book analyzes the verticalization of coalition cabinets from the national to the sub-national level. Presenting case studies for countries with federal systems of government, such as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and India, as well as those focusing on states with hybrid systems of government, such as Italy, the contributors analyze multilevel government formation processes to identify vertical congruence between national and sub-national coalitions. The book also examines various factors affecting the degree of congruence of political coalitions, such as the degree of decentralization, federalization and institutionalization of political systems, as well as cleavage structure. This book will be a valuable resource for all scholars interested in coalition politics, as well as for politicians and practitioners in government and parliament. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Introduction (Adrián Albala, Josep Maria Reniu)....Pages 1-11 The Missing Piece: Introducing the 4th Generation of Coalition Theories (Adrián Albala)....Pages 13-31 Coalition Building on the Federal and on the Länder Level in Germany (Eric Linhart)....Pages 33-51 Coalition Patterns in Italian Regional Governments 1970–2015 (Daniela Giannetti, Luca Pinto)....Pages 53-76 Coalition Congruence in India’s Federal System (Eswaran Sridharan)....Pages 77-112 Coalition Politics in a Federalized Party System: The Case of Argentina (Sebastián Mauro)....Pages 113-128 Presidential and Subnational Elections: The Logic of Party Alignments in Brazil (1994–2010) (Vítor Eduardo Veras de Sandes-Freitas, Fernando Augusto Bizzarro-Neto)....Pages 129-163 Long-term Patterns of Coalition-Building at State and Federal Level in Australia (Wayne Errington)....Pages 165-177 Political Coalitions in Canada: Understanding the Fabric of Canadian Federalism (Tristan Masson, Guy Lachapelle)....Pages 179-203 Conclusion (Paula Clerici, Adrián Albala, Josep Maria Reniu)....Pages 205-212