The vote of no confidence: towards a framework for analysis
TL;DR: The most important instrument by which parliament can express its lack of support for the government is the vote of no confidence in the government as mentioned in this paper, which is the most important way for expressing opposition to the government.
Abstract: The core feature of parliamentary democracy is government responsibility to the legislature. The most important instrument by which parliament can express its lack of support for the government is ...
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TL;DR: The resurgence of radical and populist parties has stimulated renewed discussions about the resilience of parliamentary democracy in Europe, and as discussed by the authors contributes to this debate by analysing the expecability of parliamentary elections.
Abstract: The resurgence of radical and populist parties has stimulated renewed discussions about the resilience of parliamentary democracy in Europe. This work contributes to this debate by analysing the ex...
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TL;DR: The authors found that governments in countries with the constructive vote of no-confidence (CVNC) tend to be more durable than those in countries that have a regular vote of No-Confidence (RVNC).
Abstract: Governments in countries with the constructive vote of no-confidence (CVNC) tend to be more durable than governments in countries with a regular vote of no-confidence (RVNC). Although this is the c...
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...…show that the combination of both mathematical and ideological demands makes it difficult for the parliament to terminate the government, and thus it influences relations between the two branches (Hazan 2014; Lento 2018; Lento and Hazan 2021 in this issue; Rubabshi-Shitrit 2020; Sieberer 2015)....
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TL;DR: The authors discuss the contextual specificity of measurement claims, explore a variety of measurement strategies that seek to combine generality and validity by devoting greater attention to context, and address the proliferation of terms for alternative measurement validation procedures and offer an account of the three main types of validation most relevant to political scientists.
Abstract: Scholars routinely make claims that presuppose the validity of the observations and measurements that operationalize their concepts. Yet, despite recent advances in political science methods, surprisingly little attention has been devoted to measurement validity. We address this gap by exploring four themes. First, we seek to establish a shared framework that allows quantitative and qualitative scholars to assess more effectively, and communicate about, issues of valid measurement. Second, we underscore the need to draw a clear distinction between measurement issues and disputes about concepts. Third, we discuss the contextual specificity of measurement claims, exploring a variety of measurement strategies that seek to combine generality and validity by devoting greater attention to context. Fourth, we address the proliferation of terms for alternative measurement validation procedures and offer an account of the three main types of validation most relevant to political scientists.
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...In order to test the reliability of our framework we can examine its convergence with other measures that analyse the vote of no confidence (Adcock and Collier 2001)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a model for the government formation process in Germany, 1987 Ireland, 1992-3 and a multivariate investigation of portfolio allocation in the context of government formation.
Abstract: Series editors' preface Acknowledgements Part I. The Context: 1. Theory, institutions, and government formation 2. The social context of government formation 3. The government formation process Part II. The Model: 4. Government equilibrium 5. Strong parties Part III. Empirical Investigations: 6. Two cases: Germany, 1987 Ireland, 1992-3 7. Theoretical implications, data, and operationalization 8. Exploring the model: a comparative perspective 9. A multivariate investigation of portfolio allocation Part IV. Applications, Extensions, and Conclusions: 10. Party systems and cabinet stability 11. Making the model more realistic 12. Party politics and administrative reform 13. Governments and parliaments Bibliography.
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"The vote of no confidence: towards ..." refers background in this paper
...The mechanism through which the legislature may terminate the government, the vote of no confidence, remains significantly understudied (for a few notable exceptions see: De Winter 1995; Hazan 2014; Huber 1996; Laver and Shepsle 1996; Louwerse 2012; Sieberer 2015)....
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TL;DR: The authors discuss the contextual specificity of measurement claims, explore a variety of measurement strategies that seek to combine generality and validity by devoting greater attention to context, and address the proliferation of terms for alternative measurement validation procedures and offer an account of the three main types of validation most relevant to political scientists.
Abstract: Scholars routinely make claims that presuppose the validity of the observations and measurements that operationalize their concepts. Yet, despite recent advances in political science methods, surprisingly little attention has been devoted to measurement validity. We address this gap by exploring four themes. First, we seek to establish a shared framework that allows quantitative and qualitative scholars to assess more effectively, and communicate about, issues of valid measurement. Second, we underscore the need to draw a clear distinction between measurement issues and disputes about concepts. Third, we discuss the contextual specificity of measurement claims, exploring a variety of measurement strategies that seek to combine generality and validity by devoting greater attention to context. Fourth, we address the proliferation of terms for alternative measurement validation procedures and offer an account of the three main types of validation most relevant to political scientists.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a formal model of the confidence vote procedure, an institutional arrangement that permits a prime minister to attach the fate of a particular policy to a vote on government survival.
Abstract: I present a formal model of the confidence vote procedure, an institutional arrangement that permits a prime minister to attach the fate of a particular policy to a vote on government survival. The analysis indicates that confidence vote procedures make it possible for prime ministers to exercise significant control over the nature of policy outcomes, even when these procedures are not actually invoked. Neither cabinet ministers, through their authority over specific portfolios, nor members of parliament, through the use of no-confidence motions, can counteract the prime minister's policy control on the floor of parliament. The analysis also illuminates the circumstances under which prime ministers should invoke confidence vote procedures, focusing attention on the position-taking incentives of the parties that support the government, rather than on the level of policy conflict between the government and parliament.
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"The vote of no confidence: towards ..." refers background in this paper
...The mechanism through which the legislature may terminate the government, the vote of no confidence, remains significantly understudied (for a few notable exceptions see: De Winter 1995; Hazan 2014; Huber 1996; Laver and Shepsle 1996; Louwerse 2012; Sieberer 2015)....
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