The Politics of portfolio design between coalition arithmetic and policy profile : explaining changes in the jurisdictions of German Ministries, 1957-2013

Sieberer, Ulrich

The Politics of portfolio design between coalition arithmetic and policy profile : explaining changes in the jurisdictions of German Ministries, 1957-2013

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2015

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Politische Vierteljahresschrift ; 56 (2015), 1. - pp. 77-103. - ISSN 0720-7182. - eISSN 1862-2860

Abstract

Who profits from the redesign of German government portfolios? The article explains jurisdictional changes as the outcome of a distributive conflict during coalition formation in which coalition arithmetic and the policy profiles of the coalition partners are decisive. Statistical analyses of all jurisdictional changes since 1957 show that portfolios held by parties that are quantitatively underrepresented in the cabinet and portfolios of high electoral salience are more likely to gain competencies. Underrepresented partners are compensated by strengthening low-salience portfolios. The politics of portfolio design has broad implications for coalition research, policy studies, and institutional reforms in the executive branch.

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320 Politics

Keywords

Government ministries, coalition government, Gamson's Law, policy salience, institutional reform

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SIEBERER, Ulrich, 2015. The Politics of portfolio design between coalition arithmetic and policy profile : explaining changes in the jurisdictions of German Ministries, 1957-2013. In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 56(1), pp. 77-103. ISSN 0720-7182. eISSN 1862-2860. Available under: doi: 10.5771/0032-3470-2015-1-77

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  number={1},
  volume={56},
  issn={0720-7182},
  journal={Politische Vierteljahresschrift},
  pages={77--103},
  author={Sieberer, Ulrich}
}

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