Explaining extremity in the foreign policies of parliamentary democracies
Abstract
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.
Citation
Beasley , R K & Kaarbo , J 2014 , ' Explaining extremity in the foreign policies of parliamentary democracies ' , International Studies Quarterly , vol. 58 , no. 4 , pp. 729-740 . https://doi.org/10.1111/isqu.12164
Publication
International Studies Quarterly
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0020-8833Type
Journal article
Rights
© 2014 International Studies Association. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/isqu.12164
Description
This investigation was financially supported by the University of Kansas General Research Fund.Collections
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