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1 book Version of July, 00 This code book is based on the paperback edition of Coalition Governments in Western Europe (00) edited by Wolfgang C. Müller and Kaare Strøm. This volume records all parties in parliament in the period under study in that work, i.e. through January,. When necessary, the information has been updated through July, 00 by the NOS project on Parliamentary Democracy for the book: Democratic Institutions in Decline?, edited by Torbjörn Bergman and Kaare Strøm (forthcoming 00). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Publications using the data and/or the code book should acknowledge in writing that the information comes from this data archive and cite this book. Tables in this codebook: Table : codes, Denmark Table : codes, Finland Table : codes, Iceland Table 4: codes, Norway Table : codes, Sweden Table 6: coding

2 Table : codes, Denmark book Com KP Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti (Communists) CC GW Fælles Kurs (Common Course) UL EL Enhedslisten (Unity List) 4 LS LS Venstresocialisterne (Left Socialists) SPP SVP Socialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist People's ) 6 SD SD Socialdemokratiet (Social Democrats) RL RL Det Radikale Venstre (Radical Liberals) JP GP Danmarks Retsforbund (Justice ) LC LZ Liberalt Centrum (Liberal Centre) 0 CD ZD Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats) CPP CVP Kristeligt Folkeparti (Christian People's ) Con Kon Det Konservative Folkeparti (Conservatives) Lib Lib Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (Liberals) 4 Ind UN De Uafhængige (Independents) 0 PP FP Fremkridtspartiet (Progress ) 0 6 MG MG Mikael Gaam (Mikael Gaam) DPP DFP Dansk Folkeparti (Danish People s ) 0 Others N NN No party

3 Table : codes, Finland book FPDU SKDL SDL SDL SDP SDP Vasemmistoliitto (Left Wing Alliance) Työväen ja Pienviljelijöiden Sosialidemokraattinen Liitto (Social Democratic League of Workers and Smallholders) Suomen Sosialidemokraattinen Puolue (Social Democratic of Finland) Before 0 = Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto (Finnish People's Democratic Union) Before = Sosialidemokraattinen Oppositio (Social Democratic Opposition) 4 GR GR CE ZE 6 FRP/TF FRP LIB LIB CHR CHR Vihreä Liitto (Green League) Suomen Keskusta (Center of Finland) Perussuomalaiset (True Finns) Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue (Liberal People's ) Kristillisdemokraatit (Christian Democratic ) 06-6 = Maalaisliitto (Agrarian Union) 6- = Keskustapuolue (Center ) Before 66 = Suomen Pienviljelijäin Puolue (Small Farmer's of Finland) Was formed after the dissolution of the Finnish Rural in. - = Kansallinen Edistyspuolue (National Progressive ) -6 = Suomen Kansanpuolue (Finnish People's ) Before 00: Suomen Kristillinen Liitto (Christian League of Finland) 4 SW SW Ruotsalainen Kansanpuolue / Svenska folkpartiet (Swedish People's ) 6 0 CON KON Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition ) Others N NN No party COM COM Communist

4 Table : codes, Iceland book SP SP LM LM PA PA 4 WA WA NPP NPP 6 ULL ULL ÞPM THPM UF UF SDA SDA 0 SDP SDP AESJ AESJ PP PP LP LP 4 CP CP IP IP Sameiningarflokkur althyðu - sósíalisaflokkur (Socialist ) Vinstri hreyfingin (The Left Movement) Althyðubandalag (People's Alliance) Kvennaflokkur (Women's Alliance) Pjodvarnarflokkurinn (National Preservation ) Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna (Union of Liberals and Leftists) Þjodvaki (The People's Movement) Samfylkingin (The United Front) Bandalag jafnadarmanna (Social Democratic Alliance) Althyðuflokkur (Social Democratic ) Samtök um jafnretti og felagshyggju (Association for Equality and Social Justice) Framsóknarflokkur (Progressive ) Frjalslyndi flokkur (Liberal ) Bogaraflokkur (Citizens' ) Sjalfstaedisflokkur (Independence ) Joined the electoral alliance PA in 6, which then evolved into a party. Founded before elections --mostly the left wing of the PA that did not join the UF Initially an alliance of the SP and a few members of the SDP (6). Joined the electoral alliance UF in. Dissolved 6 Splinter of the PA. Dissolved Splinter of the SDP. Dissolved An electoral alliance of SDP, PA, and WA. Splinter of the SDP. Dissolved Joined the electoral alliance UF in. Dissolved 6 Splinter of the IP. Splinter of the IP. Dissolved 6 Others N NN No party 4

5 Table 4: codes, Norway book NKP/RV RV Norges Kommunistiske Parti/Rød Valgallianse (Communist / Red Election Alliance) Before 6 = Communist From Red Election Alliance SF/SV SV Sosialistisk Folkeparti/Sosialistisk Venstreparti (Socialist People s /Socialist Left ) Before = Sosialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist People's ) - = Social Electoral Alliance Socialist Left (Founded ) A A Arbeiderpartiet (Labour ) 4 V V Venstre (Liberal ) KRF KRF 6 SP SP DLF DLF H H Kristelig Folkeparti (Christian People's ) Senterpartiet (Centre ) Det Liberale Folkeparti (Liberal People's ) Høyre (Conservative ) Before = Bondepartiet FRP FRP Fremskrittspartiet (Progress ) Before = Anders Langes Parti (Anders Langes ) 0 0 Other N NN No party CST CST Kystpartiet (Coast )

6 Table : codes, Sweden book COM KP Vänsterpartiet (Left ) Before = Vänsterpartiet Kommunisterna (Left Communists) SD SD Arbetarepartiet Socialdemokraterna (Social Democrats) Green G Miljöpartiet de gröna (Green ) Founded 4 4 Ce ZE Centern (Center ) Until : Bondeförbundet (Agrarian ) CD CD Kristdemokraterna (Christian Democratic ) Founded 64 as Kristen demokratisk samling -: Kristdemokratiska samhällspartiet -: Kristdemokraterna 6 Li LI Folkpartiet liberalerna (Liberal ) New Dem ND Co KO Ny Demokrati (New Democracy ) Moderata samlingspartiet (Conservative ) Founded 0 Until 6: Högerpartiet (The Right) Other 0 N NN No party 6

7 Table 6: codings Family Communist Parties Left-Socialist Parties Social Democratic Parties 4 Green Parties Agrarian Parties 6 Regional, Separatist or Ethno-Nationalist Parties Liberal Parties Christian Parties Conservative Parties 0 Right-Wing Parties Extreme Right-Wing Parties Special Interest Parties and Others Others: Independent members of parliament. No party: Non-partisan individuals. Sources Comparative Parliamentary Democracy Project Data Archive which builds on Müller, Wolfgang and Strøm, Kaare, eds (00). Coalition Governments in Western Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Note that Iceland was not included in that book, data and party names for Iceland are from Indridason, Indrid H. A Theory of Coalitions and Clientelism: Coalition Politics in Iceland European Journal of Political Research. Volume 44, issue, pp Updated by the Project (NOS) from.

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