| ID | 136608 |
| Title Proper | Explaining extremity in the foreign policies of parliamentary democracies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kaarbo, Juliet ; Beasley, Ryan K |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Why do multiparty cabinets in parliamentary democracies produce more extreme foreign policies than single-party cabinets? Our paper argues that particular institutional and psychological dynamics explain this difference. We test this argument using a global events data set incorporating foreign policy behaviors of numerous multiparty and single-party governments. We find that more parties and weak parliaments promote extremity in coalitions, but parliamentary strength has the opposite effect for single-party governments. This study challenges existing expectations about the impact of democratic institutions on foreign policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Quarterly Vol.58, No.4; Dec.2014: p.729-740 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Quarterly Vol: 58 No 4 |
| Standard Number | Democracy |