Original Article
Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework
Acknowledgements: The author would like to thank the four anonymous reviewers and the editors of Politics & Policy for their extremely valuable comments and suggestions.
Abstract
enInter-party conflict management is a typical coalitional problem in parliamentary governments. To study how and why conflicts in coalitions emerge and how parties cope with them can enhance our knowledge of coalition governance. Here, I propose a framework for comparative studies on the topic. The framework is based on the conception of coalition politics as politics of exchange. It looks at inter-party interactions, but also accounts for the impact of intra-party politics. Moreover, I provide a classification of inter-party conflicts in coalitions and point out when they are more likely. The process of conflict management is operationalized with two proxies—actors, and arenas—and a taxonomy of conflict terminations is presented. The viability of the framework is tested both by mapping coalition governments according to their modes of managing internal conflicts and, after deriving research hypotheses, through empirical inquiries of conflict management in diverse coalitions.
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Abstract
esEl manejo de conflictos dentro de un partido político es un problema típico coalicional en los gobiernos parlamentarios. Entender cómo y por qué surgen los conflictos en las coaliciones y cómo lidian los partidos políticos con éstos puede mejorar nuestro conocimiento de la gobernanza de las coaliciones. En este estudio propongo un marco teórico sobre el tema para un contexto de política comparada. Este marco teórico se basa en la concepción de las coaliciones políticas como una política de intercambio. Se estudian las interacciones dentro del partido pero también toma en cuenta el impacto de las políticas interpartidarias. Además, se estipula una clasificación de conflictos intrapartidarios y se indica cuándo éstos son más propensos a suceder. El proceso de manejo de conflictos se estudia en dos dimensiones, actores y arenas, y se presenta una taxonomía de resoluciones de conflictos. La viabilidad de este marco teórico se pone a prueba identificando los métodos de manejo de conflicto de gobiernos los de coalición y a través de una investigación empírica del manejo de conflictos en diversas coaliciones.
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