Veto Players
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The literature finds evidence that the presence of strong institutional veto players correlates with policy gridlocks. In recent years, in several European countries the rationale of parliamentary second chambers as veto players has been... more
Much of the literature on Presidentialism focuses on the argument that bipartisan presidential systems are better able to avoid a conflictive Executive-Legislative relationship by facilitating the formation of coalitions in Congress and... more
Ever since the publication of George Tsebelis's " Veto Players " , political scientists have constructed measures of policy stability on the basis of his theory's implications. In this research note, we indicate two popular... more
Ever since the publication of George Tsebelis's " Veto Players " , political scientists have constructed measures of policy stability on the basis of his theory's implications. In this research note, we indicate two possible mistakes in... more
I would like to thank Tom Schwartz, Mike Thies, Kathy Bawn, and Barbara Geddes for all comments, advices, and criticisms to previous versions. I also thank Jesse Acevedo to listen and comment different moments of the idea of this paper.... more
This article examines the politics of renaming streets as a symbolic form of decommunisation in Ukraine. The evidence suggests that political factors, or 'politics of the present', rather than structural factors, or 'politics of the... more
Este articulo analiza los procesos politicos que hicieron posible las reformas energetica y educativa en Mexico durante el periodo 2013-2014. Con base en entrevistas a profundidad con actores clave, este articulo muestra la relevancia de... more
Ever since the publication of George Tsebelis’s “Veto Players”, political scientists have constructed measures of policy stability on the basis of his theory’s implications. In this research note, we indicate two popular misunderstandings... more
Much of the literature on Presidentialism focuses on the argument that bipartisan presidential systems are better able to avoid a conflictive Executive-Legislative relationship by facilitating the formation of coalitions in Congress and... more
This article extends the veto player framework introduced by Haggard and McCubbins in 2001 to examine state decisiveness toward bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) in developing countries of Southeast Asia. It uses as reference points... more