The Governance Cycle in Parliamentary Democracies: A Computational Social Science Approach

by Michael Laver and Scott de Marchi

Parliamentary democracy involves a never-ending cycle of elections, government formations, and the need for governments to survive in potentially hostile environments. These conditions require members of any government to make decisions on a large number of issues, some of which sharply divide them. Officials resolve these divisions by 'logrolling'- conceding on issues they care less about, in exchange for reciprocal concessions on issues to which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009315471
• ISBN13: 9781009315470
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"