The duration and durability of cabinet ministers

Fischer, Joern; Dowding, Keith; Dumont, Patrick

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“…A number of studies have found that ministers with parliamentary experience are less prone to dismissal than their colleagues (Bäck et al ; Fischer & Kaiser ; Bucur ). Fischer et al (, 209) argue that this is a consequence of ministers having worked their way through the party and proven themselves worthy before entering office. Parliamentary experience is – because of violations to the proportional hazard assumption – coded as a dichotomous variable, scoring 1 for ministers with more than 30 days of parliamentary experience and 0 for ministers with less time in parliament than this.…”

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“…In line with the parliamentary experience variable, I also control for youth party experience among former MPs. If Fischer et al's (, 209) explanation holds, this variable should have an even bigger effect than parliamentary experience on ministerial durability because these are the hard‐core party members that have worked their way through the youth organization, claimed parliamentary seats and finally been rewarded with cabinet portfolios. The youth party variable is a combination of the two youth experience variables used by Eilertsen (): if the minister has experienced either local or central/national youth party organization he or she is given the score of one; they are given a score of zero for no youth party experience.…”

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Survival of the Ministers: On Ministerial Durability in Postwar Norway

Søyland

2016

Scand Pol Stud

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The field of ministerial durability, showing why some ministers are dismissed and others not, has increased in size over the last decade. Specifically, linking ministerial performance through resignation calls with durability has been applied to both majoritarian and semi‐presidential systems, whereas this link is less explored in consensual electoral systems. Thus, this study explores the relationship between ministerial performance and durability in postwar Norway, drawing on the principal‐agent theory for parliamentary democracies and the accountability link between party leaders and ministers. The main finding is that there are many similarities to other studies’ ministerial durability and performance. By measuring performance in resignation calls coming through the media, it is found that ministerial durability is decreased when performance is low: the more resignation calls a minister gets, the more likely the minister is to be removed by the party leader. Consequently, it is argued that ministers generally are held accountable by their party leaders whenever they are perceived to perform badly. Even though it is argued in the article that studies on ministerial durability and performance would benefit from alternative performance measures, the analysis shows that resignation calls give a good indication of how party leaders hold ministers accountable.

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Survival of the Ministers: On Ministerial Durability in Postwar Norway

Søyland

2016

Scand Pol Stud

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“…Indeed, Fischer, Dowding, and Dumont (2012) speculate that female ministers have higher career durations than their male counterparts because they need to be especially talented in order to reach these top posts. As female party leaders are among a small subset of politicians who have excelled despite these challenges, those who perform well in the face of this adversity may actually, on average, outlast men.…”

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“…As female party leaders are among a small subset of politicians who have excelled despite these challenges, those who perform well in the face of this adversity may actually, on average, outlast men. Indeed, Fischer, Dowding, and Dumont (2012) speculate that female ministers have higher career durations than their male counterparts because they need to be especially talented in order to reach these top posts. This suggests:…”

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Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

O’Brien

2015

American J Political Sci

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Party leaders are the main actors controlling campaign strategies, policy agendas, and government formation in advanced parliamentary democracies. Little is known, however, about gender and party leadership. This article examines gendered leadership patterns across 71 political parties in 11 parliamentary democracies between 1965 and 2013. It shows that men and women have different access to, and experiences in, party leadership and that these gendered political opportunity structures are shaped by parties' political performances. Women are more likely to initially come to power in minor opposition parties and those that are losing seat share. Once selected for the position, female leaders are more likely to retain office when their parties gain seats, but they are also more likely to leave the post when faced with an unfavorable trajectory. Together, these results demonstrate that prospective female leaders are playing by a different (and often more demanding) set of rules than their male counterparts. for their research assistance, as well as the SOAR program at the University of Southern California for funding this work. I would also like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers, who offered helpful comments and suggestions during the review process. Data and R code for replication can be found at

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“…The overall assumption is that, all else equal, different individuals occupying similar political offices will select (and deselect) individuals with similar professional profiles, irrespective of their own personal preferences. A common measurement of experience and performance in office is individual tenure (e.g., Berlinski et al, 2012;Fischer et al, 2012;Bright et al, 2015).…”

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Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?

Vercesi

2018

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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Political careers are a classic subject of elite studies. Scholars have sought to understand what affects political profiles and career patterns' formation. However, political career research is characterized by a variety of approaches and explanations, which often do not communicate each other. A framework that integrates existing contributions is lacking, and this undermines the process of accumulation of knowledge. A comprehensive assessment of the literature is necessary in view of this potentially welcomed undertaking. After a conceptual introduction, I provide here a general overview of the approaches used in political career research, classifiable into two main schools. It is stressed their theoretical arguments, methodological strategies, and deficits. The note will provide bases for developing further the research field, by underling epistemological, theoretical, and methodological lessons. ResumenLas carreras políticas son un tema clásico en los estudios de las elites. Los investigadores han intentado entender qué influye sobre los perfiles políticos y la formación de los patrones de carrera. Sin embargo, la investigación sobre las carreras políticas se caracteriza por una variedad de enfoques y explicaciones que con frecuencia no se comunican entre sí. La falta de un marco que integre las contribuciones existentes mina el proceso de acumulación de conocimiento. En vistas de asumir esta tarea, es necesaria una evaluación comprensiva de la literatura. Después de Michelangelo VercesiRevista Española de Ciencia Política. Núm. 48. Noviembre 2018, pp. 183-206 una introducción conceptual, se ofrece aquí un panorama general de los enfoques utilizados en la investigación sobre carreras políticas, que pueden clasificarse en dos "escuelas" principales. Se subrayan sus argumentos teóricos, estrategias metodológicas, y carencias. Esta nota de investigación proveerá bases para el futuro desarrollo de este campo de investigación, subrayando lecciones epistemológicas, teóricas y metodológicas.Palabras clave: elites políticas, carreras políticas, enfoques teóricos, caminos hacia el poder, reclutamiento político.

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The duration and durability of cabinet ministers

Cited by 63 publications

References 32 publications

Survival of the Ministers: On Ministerial Durability in Postwar Norway

Survival of the Ministers: On Ministerial Durability in Postwar Norway

Rising to the Top: Gender, Political Performance, and Party Leadership in Parliamentary Democracies

Approaches and lessons in political career research: Babel or pieces of a patchwork?

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