Constitutional stretching: coalition governance and the Westminster model

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This article seeks to examine how the emergence of coalition governance within the UK poses fresh challenges not just to the politicians and officials who must govern through a new pattern of relationships, but also to scholars who must develop new tools of political analysis in terms of concepts, theories and methods. It is in this context that article examines the changing nature of governance in the UK and particularly how political and administrative actors are responding to the challenges of ‘coalitionisation’ within what has traditionally been conceptualised as a power-hoarding majoritarian democracy.View full textDownload full textKeywordscoalition, majoritarian, governance, government, constitutional reform, minority governmentRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2011.615169