Besides an increase in the number of empirical applications, the widening landscape of
tailored computer programs attests to the success of qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) …

This article surveys the growing research programme on the duration of cabinet ministers. It
examines some of the conceptual and methodological issues confronting research …

In recent years, there has been increasing interest in the combination of two methods on the
basis of set theory. In our introduction and this special issue, we focus on two variants of …

Keith Dowding first started collecting data on ministerial resignations in the UK in 1991 when
Brunel University gave him some money to employ a student for work placement duty. Many …

Under what conditions should presidents reshuffle the cabinet in response to critical events?
We propose a model that underscores the interplay of political shocks, the electoral …

This article looks into the ambiguous effects that 'mediatisation'in its various forms has had,
or may have, on the conditions for good democratic political leadership by prime ministers …

The centrepiece of representative democracy is the accountability of the government
through the electoral process. However, if accountability was only composed of a chance to …

Are holders of important ministerial positions more likely to survive in cabinet than their
colleagues who hold less important positions? This study examines the relationship …

Political Management lays out the core tools to manage government, campaigns and
parties. The first book to combine management concepts with politics and government, it …

Better regulation in the European Union cannot be achieved without serious attention to
transposition of EU law into national legislation. As a matter of fact, EU member states …