Topic

Coalition governments are the norm in many countries, even though voters can only cast their vote for an individual party, not a specific coalition. If voters have preferences for particular combinations of parties, they might very well cast their vote in a way that maximizes the probability that a preferred coalition will be formed after the election. A surprisingly small amount of research has addressed this question. This workshop helps to fill this gap by bringing together an international group of researchers that will address the topic of voting and coalition governments from different perspectives and for different countries.

 

Date

November 23 - 24, 2007

 

Location

Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES)
University of Mannheim
A 5, 6
68131 Mannheim
Room A 231

 

Participation

Attendance and participation in the workshop sessions is free but interested participants are required to register by contacting one of the local organizers below.

 

Local Organizers

Thomas Gschwend

Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung (MZES)
University of Mannheim
68131 Mannheim
GERMANY
Phone: +49-621-181-2809
Fax: +49-621-181-2845
Thomas.Gschwend@mzes.uni-mannheim.de

Michael F. Meffert

Sonderforschungsbereich 504 (SFB 504)
University of Mannheim
L 13, 15
68131 Mannheim
GERMANY
Phone: +49-621-181-3438
Fax: +49-621-181-3451
meffert@sfb504.uni-mannheim.de

 

Financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, SFB 504, at the University of Mannheim, is gratefully acknowledged.