Binder

Definition

In the context of political science, a binder refers to mechanisms or frameworks within a government's executive, cabinets, and bureaucracies that ensure cohesion and effective policy implementation across varying branches. It serves as a tool to align the interests and actions of different governmental bodies under presidential or parliamentary regimes.

Related terms

Cohesion: The act of forming a united whole within a political context, ensuring all parts of the government work together efficiently.

Parliamentary Regime: A form of government where the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the confidence of the legislature's lower house or parliament, often characterized by a fusion between the legislative and executive branches.

Presidential Regime: A system of government where an executive branch exists separately from the legislature to which it is not accountable and which cannot, in normal circumstances, dismiss it