Making Coalition Government Work in Westminster and White Hall
Making Coalition Government Work in Westminster and Whitehall
The UK has not had coalition government for 60 years. Following our 2002 study of coalition governments overseas, we now wish to study coalition governance at Whitehall and
Westminster. We do so through the prism of our earlier work, and through studies of coalition government in Europe and elsewhere. These set the central research questions: how can coalition government be stable? How can it reconcile unity in government with the need for the parties to project distinct identities?
We will examine primary and secondary literature about the new coalition, and interview ministers, civil servants and senior party figures. We will hold private seminars for Whitehall at the Institute for Government, our project partners. The main output will be a book. The main outcomes should be better preparedness for the next coalition government; better Whitehall guidance; and better understanding of how coalition government works by the media and the general public.
When would you like the grant to begin? 01 January 2011
When would you like the grant to end? 31 December 2011
Total amount requested from the Nuffield Foundation £76,487
Have you applied, or are you applying, elsewhere for funds for the project? No
The application should be typed on A4 and should not be more than 10 sides long (including this one page summary sheet). CVs and bibliography may be attached as appendices. With this application you should enclose a statement from the institution saying that they will be prepared to administer the grant, as well as a letter signed by the PI to confirm that they have read and accept our standard terms and conditions of award.2
Making Coalition Government Work in Westminster and Whitehall
Background
The UK has not had a coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years.
Surprisingly little has been written about coalition government in the UK (e.g., Butler
1978; Oaten 2007), and very
The UK has not had coalition government for 60 years. Following our 2002 study of coalition governments overseas, we now wish to study coalition governance at Whitehall and
Westminster. We do so through the prism of our earlier work, and through studies of coalition government in Europe and elsewhere. These set the central research questions: how can coalition government be stable? How can it reconcile unity in government with the need for the parties to project distinct identities?
We will examine primary and secondary literature about the new coalition, and interview ministers, civil servants and senior party figures. We will hold private seminars for Whitehall at the Institute for Government, our project partners. The main output will be a book. The main outcomes should be better preparedness for the next coalition government; better Whitehall guidance; and better understanding of how coalition government works by the media and the general public.
When would you like the grant to begin? 01 January 2011
When would you like the grant to end? 31 December 2011
Total amount requested from the Nuffield Foundation £76,487
Have you applied, or are you applying, elsewhere for funds for the project? No
The application should be typed on A4 and should not be more than 10 sides long (including this one page summary sheet). CVs and bibliography may be attached as appendices. With this application you should enclose a statement from the institution saying that they will be prepared to administer the grant, as well as a letter signed by the PI to confirm that they have read and accept our standard terms and conditions of award.2
Making Coalition Government Work in Westminster and Whitehall
Background
The UK has not had a coalition government at Westminster for over 60 years.
Surprisingly little has been written about coalition government in the UK (e.g., Butler
1978; Oaten 2007), and very