Coalition Politics and Federalism

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Introduction

   • Adrián Albala, Josep Maria Reniu

   Pages 1-11

3. The Missing Piece: Introducing the 4th Generation of Coalition Theories

   • Adrián Albala

   Pages 13-31

4. Coalition Building on the Federal and on the Länder Level in Germany

   • Eric Linhart

   Pages 33-51

5. Coalition Patterns in Italian Regional Governments 1970–2015

   • Daniela Giannetti, Luca Pinto

   Pages 53-76

6. Coalition Congruence in India’s Federal System

   • Eswaran Sridharan

   Pages 77-112

7. Coalition Politics in a Federalized Party System: The Case of Argentina

   • Sebastián Mauro

   Pages 113-128

8. 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

9. Long-term Patterns of Coalition-Building at State and Federal Level in Australia

   • Wayne Errington

   Pages 165-177

10. Political Coalitions in Canada: Understanding the Fabric of Canadian Federalism

    • Tristan Masson, Guy Lachapelle

    Pages 179-203

11. Conclusion

    • Paula Clerici, Adrián Albala, Josep Maria Reniu

    Pages 205-212

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.

• Coalition politics
• Coalition theories
• Multilevel governments
• Federalism
• Institutionalism
• Virtualization of coalition politics
• Government formation
• democracy

• Instituto de Ciências Políticas (IPOL), University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil

  Adrián Albala

• University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  Josep Maria Reniu

Adrián Albala, Ph-D in Political Science (Sorbonne University,  Paris 3, France). Assistant professor at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Brasilia (Brazil). His research deals with coalition politics in Presidential Regimes, Latin American Party Systems and Political Representation.

Josep Maria Reniu Ph-D in Political Science (University of Barcelona, Spain). Associate Professor in Political Science and Head of Department of Government and Policy, University of Barcelona (Spain). Director of the Observatory of coalition governments in Spain (OGC). His research deals with coalition politics in Spain and Parliamentary Regimes.

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