You’ll never rule alone: how football clubs and party membership affect coalition formation

@ARDataAnalysis @AFHStewart Failed to find a paper that I swear I read recently which touched on this, but my search led me to this which amused me https://t.co/MNIJAb9txg

RT @peckersley: @zeitzoff I like this paper in @LGS, which found that governing coalitions in municipalities are more likely to be formed b…

@zeitzoff I like this paper in @LGS, which found that governing coalitions in municipalities are more likely to be formed between councillors who are members of the local football club. So, basically, football can help to bridge political divides https:/

"You’ll never rule alone: how football clubs and party membership affect coalition formation". @skvrnami finds that Czech councillors are more likely to form multi-party coalitions if the individuals concerned are members of local football clubs https://t.