Description Usage Format Source
The data cover all negotiations to form a government after parliamentary elections in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden between 1950 and 1995.
1 |
A data frame with 203 observations and 8 variables:
formdur | The number of days until negotiations conclude |
postel | Indicator for negotiations beginning after an election |
prevdef | Indicator for governments following a parliamentary defeat |
cont | Indicator for government with continuation rule |
ident | Measure of voters’ ease of identifying alternative coalitions |
rgovm | Ideological range of the coalition parties |
pgovno | Number of parties in coalition |
tpgovno | Number of parties * log(time) |
minority | Indicator for minority government |
Martin, L. W and Vanberg, G. (2003) Wasting Time? The Impact of Ideology and Size on Delay in Coalition Formation. British Journal of Political Science 33 323-344 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123403000140
Add the following code to your website.
For more information on customizing the embed code, read Embedding Snippets.