#  CES: Visiting Scholars Seminar: Party Competition and the Politics of Broken Welfare Promises 

 



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 **September 24, 2015** 

 12:15PM - 01:15PM EDT 

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 **Adolphus Busch Hall, Goldman Room**  



 

 



 

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Abstract: The welfare state is among the most fought-over topics in national elections in Western democracies. Pledges on what parties will do if elected are a regular part of most campaigns. Some parties promise to expand the welfare state, others to retrench it or leave it as it is. We develop a novel argument that explains when governments do not do what they promised and test it using an innovative research design with data covering four decades and 18 countries.  
  
**Carsten Jensen** Visiting Scholar, CES  
Sponsors: [Visiting Scholars Seminar: New Research on Europe](https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/studygroups/vs_seminar/)Contact: Arthur Goldhammer, <art.goldhammer@gmail.com>

 

 



 

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