Ideological proximity could hinder rather than help coalition formation

Evidence

Thus, the deeper the “regime divide,” the higher the perceived costs of cooperation. As a result, ideological proximity could even act as an obstacle to coalition formation when the reputation of the formateur or the dominant party in the coalition would adversely affect the electoral support of its potential coalition partners. — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past, 1244

Categorization

• XREF: A strong divergence-from-expectation result: proximity hurts where reputation signaling matters, relevant to the question of whether professed ideological kinship predicts actual alliance. — connects to: Perceived punitive costs from cooperating with successors blocked coalition formation — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 1240; Coalition formation is where coordination theory and sociology meet — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 690; Strategic equivocation on divisive issues can hold an electoral coalition together. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 212 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Coalition formation is where coordination theory and sociology meet #expands (0.75) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 690