| ID | 138279 |
| Title Proper | Coalition and the decline of majoritarianism in the UK |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schleiter, Petra ; Belu, Valerie ; Gay, Oonagh |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The United Kingdom has traditionally featured many aspects of the majoritarian model of democracy: its first-past-the-post electoral system tends towards producing single-party majorities, while its legislative decision rules concentrate policy-making power in the hands of the resulting single-party governments. However, in an unprecedented break with the UK's postwar conventions, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed a coalition following the general election of 2010. In this article, we examine some of the Coalition's impacts on governing and constitutional conventions, placing them in a comparative European context. We conclude that the Coalition reflects a shift towards the less majoritarian forms of politics prevalent in continental Europe, and that some of these changes are likely to persist even after the end of the current government. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 86, No.1; Jan/Mar 2015: p.118-124 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly 2015-03 86, 1 |
| Key Words | Elections ; Constitution ; Coalition Government ; Majoritarianism ; Coalition Management ; Party Unity |