Volatility and Policy-Making

Session Submission Type: Created Panel

Session Description

Papers in this panel cover topics such as the electoral fortunes of small parties in government, the relationship between electoral volatility and satisfaction with democracy, strategic timing in coalition policymaking, presidential promise-keeping and its impact on trust, and the influence of marginalized voices in political discourse. These studies offer valuable insights into electoral, governmental, and trust dynamics in modern politics.

Sub Unit

• Division 14: Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Democracies

Individual Presentations

• Electoral Volatility, Government Turnover, and Satisfaction with Democracy - Robin E. Best, Binghamton University (SUNY); Hyoungrohk Chu, Binghamton University, SUNY

• Strategic Timing in Coalition Policymaking - Xiao Lu, Peking University

• Unraveling the Trust Crisis: Do Presidents Keep Their Promises? - Nicolas Audignon, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas

• Voices in the Wilderness? - Lina Skoglund, Princeton University

Chair

• Robin E. Best Binghamton University (SUNY)

Discussant

• Robin E. Best Binghamton University (SUNY)