Voter Sophistication and Coalition Politics

When negotiating the formation of governments in multiparty democracies, do party leaders consistently consider the policy preferences of their voters? Voter Sophistication and Coalition Politics introduces a theoretical framework that places voters-particularly their ideological sophistication-at the heart of coalition bargaining.

Lanny W. Martin is a Full Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University and is a Research Fellow at the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy and at the Institute for European Policymaking. His research focuses on comparative political institutions, legislative politics, political economy, and coalition government. His work has been awarded several disciplinary prizes and has appeared in numerous high-impact outlets, including the American Journal of Political Science, the American Political Science Review, the Journal of Politics, and Political Analysis.
Georg Vanberg is the Ernestine Friedl Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Duke University. His research focuses on political institutions, including coalition governance and legislative and judicial politics. His work has received multiple disciplinary prizes and has appeared in such outlets as the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics, among others.