Party mandates and democracy : making, breaking, and keeping election pledges in twelve countries / edited by Elin Naurin, Terry J. Royed, and Robert Thomson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naurin, Elin, 1975- editor.

Royed, Terry J., 1959- editor.

Thomson, Robert, 1972- editor.

Series:

New comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campaign promises--Case studies.

Campaign promises.

Political campaigns--Case studies.

Political campaigns.

Political parties--Case studies.

Political parties.

Comparative government.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 358 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2019.

Summary:

"When people discuss politics, they often mention the promises made by politicians during election campaigns. Promises raise hopes and expectations that positive policy changes are possible, but people are generally skeptical of these promises. Party Mandates and Democracy focuses specifically on the extent to which and conditions under which governments fulfill the promises made by parties during election campaigns - and finds that contrary to conventional wisdom, in most countries most of the time, a majority of pledges--and sometimes a large majority--are fulfilled. The fulfillment of parties' election pledges is an essential part of the democratic process. This book is, however, the first major and genuinely comparative study of the topic across a broad range of countries and elections, including the US, Canada, nine Western European countries, and Bulgaria. In order to facilitate valid cross-national comparison, individual country case studies were tightly coordinated in terms of definitions of pledges and assessment of fulfillment. A number of explanations of variation in pledge fulfillment across countries are explored. The presence of power-sharing arrangements between governing parties is found to be an important factor; the book thus adds to the considerable body of literature on the impact of alternative democratic institutions on a variety of outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Why comparative research on the fulfillment of election pledges matters / Elin Naurin, Terry J. Royed, and Robert Thomson

A systematic research design for studying the fulfillment of election pledges / Terry J. Royed, Elin Naurin, and Robert Thomson

The pledges that parties make: a comparative analysis / Robert Thomson, Elin Naurin, and Terry J. Royed

A comparative analysis of pledge fulfillment / Robert Thomson, Elin Naurin, and Terry J. Royed

The United Kingdom / Terry J. Royed

The United States / Terry J. Royed, J. Norman Baldwin, and Stephen A. Borrelli

Canada / François Pétry and Dominic Duval

Spain / Joaquin Artés

Portugal / Marco Lisi, Catherine Moury, and Ana M. Belchior

Sweden / Elin Naurin

Ireland / Robert Thomson, Rory Costello, and Edwina Love

Italy / Catherine Moury, Nicolò Conti, and Jorge M. Fernandes

Germany / Mark J. Ferguson

Austria / Katrin Praprotnik and Laurenz Ennser-Jedenastik

The Netherlands / Robert Thomson

Bulgaria / Petia Kostadinova

Making and keeping pledges: what we have learned / Terry J. Royed, Elin Naurin, and Robert Thomson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Party mandates and democracy

ISBN:

9780472131211

0472131214

OCLC:

1090278993