What Explains Inter-Party Cooperation and Conflict? An Analysis of Public Interactions in 13 Western Democracies

• In Event: Electoral and Policy Consequences of Party Competition

Brief Overview

Why are some party dyads more cooperative than others? Why does their behavior vary over time? This paper addresses these questions using tens of thousands of media reports on elite interactions from 13 western democracies between 2001 and 2014.

Authors

• James Adams, University of California-Davis

• Simon Weschle, Syracuse University

• Christopher Wlezien, The University of Texas at Austin