| 研究実績の概要 |
This research project investigated the formation and duration of political coalitions, with a focus on the role played by non-programmatic political parties (i.e. political parties that seek only particularistic benefits and that do not have public policy goals.) I theorized about the motivations that lead political parties to form partnerships in elections and in government, and demonstrated the consequences of parties’ coalitional strategies for political stability and democratic governance. I empirically analyzed the stability of voting patterns, the formation of majority governments, and the duration of coalition governments in the multiparty democracies of Latin America. I wrote several articles presenting my theoretical arguments and empirical findings, which were accepted by the following peer-reviewed journals: Party Politics, the British Journal of Political Science and the Journal of Latin American Politics & Society.
I also engaged in related, collaborative research showing how opposition parties, along with the media, influence the outcomes of democratic governance in Latin America, particularly with regard to presidential efforts to reduce violent crime and government corruption. This co-authored research was published in the journal of Political Communication. I continue to carry out collaborative research on opposition political parties, media freedom and presidential accountability in Latin America. We presented some of our work in progress at the American Political Science Association annual conference, and we are currently working on a book manuscript.
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