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WHY HAVE VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE BECOME COMMON IN SWEDEN? A theory-generating analysis of the increasing frequency of votes of no confidence in Sweden

Demuth, Jonas Gaute LU (2022) STVK02 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
After the Swedish parliamentary election in 2014, votes of no confidence became considerably more frequent; While they used to occur once or twice per decade, after the 2014 election, six votes of no confidence occurred within seven years. The purpose of this study is to explain why this happened. Furthermore, it develops a new theory for explaining by combining two existing theoretical approaches: Williams’ model of votes of no confidence and Strøms model of party behaviour. According to this new model, votes of no confidence occur when parties expect to attain a greater value from initiating a vote of no confidence than from maintaining the status quo. This value is in turn determined by a partys vote- office- and policy-seeking... (More)
After the Swedish parliamentary election in 2014, votes of no confidence became considerably more frequent; While they used to occur once or twice per decade, after the 2014 election, six votes of no confidence occurred within seven years. The purpose of this study is to explain why this happened. Furthermore, it develops a new theory for explaining by combining two existing theoretical approaches: Williams’ model of votes of no confidence and Strøms model of party behaviour. According to this new model, votes of no confidence occur when parties expect to attain a greater value from initiating a vote of no confidence than from maintaining the status quo. This value is in turn determined by a partys vote- office- and policy-seeking ambitions. The analysis is carried out by comparing the changes in the Swedish parliamentary system between two periods: 2006 – 2014 and 2014 – 2021. The results shows that the main reason for votes of no confidence occurring between 2014 – 2021 and not 2006 – 2014 is that the Sweden Democrats, who were the most active party initiating votes of no confidence, primarily for office-seeking reasons, could not do so as int conflicted with their office-seeking ambitions. (Less)
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Demuth, Jonas Gaute LU
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STVK02 20221
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Votes of no confidence, Sweden, party strategies
language
English
id
9080235
date added to LUP
2022-07-03 08:05:46
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2022-07-03 08:05:46
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  abstract     = {{After the Swedish parliamentary election in 2014, votes of no confidence became considerably more frequent; While they used to occur once or twice per decade, after the 2014 election, six votes of no confidence occurred within seven years. The purpose of this study is to explain why this happened. Furthermore, it develops a new theory for explaining by combining two existing theoretical approaches: Williams’ model of votes of no confidence and Strøms model of party behaviour. According to this new model, votes of no confidence occur when parties expect to attain a greater value from initiating a vote of no confidence than from maintaining the status quo. This value is in turn determined by a partys vote- office- and policy-seeking ambitions. The analysis is carried out by comparing the changes in the Swedish parliamentary system between two periods: 2006 – 2014 and 2014 – 2021. The results shows that the main reason for votes of no confidence occurring between 2014 – 2021 and not 2006 – 2014 is that the Sweden Democrats, who were the most active party initiating votes of no confidence, primarily for office-seeking reasons, could not do so as int conflicted with their office-seeking ambitions.}},
  author       = {{Demuth, Jonas Gaute}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{WHY HAVE VOTES OF NO CONFIDENCE BECOME COMMON IN SWEDEN? A theory-generating analysis of the increasing frequency of votes of no confidence in Sweden}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}