Explaining Extremity in the Foreign Policies of Parliamentary Democracies
Year: 2014
Type: article
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.
Source: International Studies Quarterly
DOI: 10.1111/isqu.12164
Authors: Ryan K. Beasley, Juliet Kaarbo
Institutions: University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1963479907