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Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2016
- ISSN
- 0952-0767
- eISSN
- 1749-4192
- DOI
- 10.1177/0952076716679223
- Publisher site
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Abstract
This article focuses on the role of political parties for policy making, and it traces the development from party preferences over coalition positions to policy proposals. The main argument is that parties with more similar preferences agree on more encompassing sets of policies, and that if a coalition formulates a policy in its agreement the chances for a policy proposal are higher. However, the need to negotiate the coalition agreement with other parties mediates the influence of partisan preferences. The article is based on a qualitative content analysis of documents as well as expert interviews from three West European countries and focuses on higher education policy. The results show preferences of governing parties influence policy proposals also in situations of coalition government. Furthermore, coalition agreements are found to be central documents in policy making as they limit veto capacities and indicate where substantial policy change is likely.
Journal
Public Policy and Administration – SAGE
Published: Oct 1, 2017