This book examines the politics of presidential term limits. It looks at the theory and practice of term limits, the experience of term-limit avoidance worldwide, and the consequences of presidential term limits in all forms of regimes.

1: Alexander Baturo and Robert Elgie: Presidential Term Limits 2: Peter Stone: Theorizing Presidential Rotation 3: Tom Ginsburg and Zachary Elkins: One Size Does Not Fit All: The Provision and Interpretation of Presidential Term Limits 4: David Landau, Yaniv Roznai, and Rosalind Dixon: Term Limits and the Unconstitutional Constitutional Amendment Doctrine: Lessons from Latin America 5: Alexander Baturo: Continuismo in Comparison: Avoidance, Extension, and Removal of Presidential Term Limits 6: Leiv Marsteintredet: Presidential Term Limits in Latin America: ca. 1820-1985 7: Octavio Amorim Neto and Igor P. Acácio: Presidential Term Limits as a Credible-Commitment Mechanism: The Case of Brazil's Military Regime 8: Joseph L. Klesner: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Mexico 9: David Close: Presidential term limits in Nicaragua 10: Alessandra Bonci and Francesco Cavatorta: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Tunisia 11: John R. Heilbrunn: Presidential Term Limits in Togo: Electoral Accountability Postponed 12: Dmitry Nurumov and Vasil Vashchanka: Presidential terms in Kazakhstan: Less is More? 13: Zhengxu Wang and Anastas Vangeli: China: Limiting and Regularizing Top Political Power 14: Natasha Ezrow: Term Limits and Succession in Dictatorships 15: Peter VonDoepp: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Malawi 16: Nic Cheeseman: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Term-limits, elections, and political change in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia 17: Charlotte Heyl: Senegal (1970-2016): Presidential Term Limit Reforms Never Come Alone 18: Sophia Moestrup: Presidential Term Limits in Burkina Faso 19: Paul Chaisty: The Uses and Abuses of Presidential Term Limits in Russian Politics 20: Michael J. Korzi: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in the US 21: Robert Elgie: Presidential Term Limits in Europe 22: Fiona Yap: Term Limits in South Korea: Promises and Perils 23: Mariana Llanos: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Argentina 24: Juan Muñoz-Portillo and Ilka Treminio: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras 25: José Antonio Cheibub and Alejandro Medina: The Politics of Presidential Term Limits in Latin America - From Redemocratization to Today 26: David Doyle: Presidential Term Limits in Bolivia 27: Christina Murray, Eric Alston and Micha Wiebusch: Presidential Term Limits and the International Community 28: Akisato Suzuki: Effects of Presidential Term Limits 29: Alexander Baturo and Robert Elgie: What have we learned about presidential term limits?

Presidential term limits is a central issue worldwide. Should presidents serve only a limited number of terms to ensure rotation and that one strong individual does not threaten a country's democracy? This thorough and informative collection approaches this question from theoretical, historical, and above all empirical perspectives. Baturo and Elgie (both, Dublin City Univ., Ireland) have gathered detailed contextual case studies involving an interesting balance of older democracies (including the US) and recent democracies, and autocracies such as China.... Including comprehensive tables and figures, this volume is required reading for political scientists.

Offers a comprehensive global coverage of the topic Presents an empirically-grounded view of presidential term limits with insights from constitutional lawyers and policy practitioners Includes both historical and contemporary coverage

Alexander Baturo is Associate Professor of Government, Dublin City University, Ireland. His research is centered on comparative democratization, leadership, and the United Nations. His articles have appeared in such journals as the Journal of Politics, Comparative Political Studies, British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, and Public Choice. His book, Democracy, Dictatorship, and Term Limits, was published by the Michigan University Press in 2014, and won the 2015 Brian Farrell prize for the best book from the Political Science Association of Ireland. He also consults for the international organisations and NGOs; his research has been cited, inter alia in the Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Tages Anzeiger. Robert Elgie is Paddy Moriarty Professor of Government and International Studies at Dublin City University, Ireland and a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA). He has published numerous books, including Semi-presidentialism: Sub-types and Democratic Performance (OUP, 2011) and Political Leadership: A Pragmatic Institutionalist Approach (2018). He has published in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, British Journal of Political Science, Political Research Quarterly, and Journal of Democracy. He is the editor of the journal French Politics, which is published by Palgrave Macmillan, the Review Editor for Government and Opposition, as well as the founder and co-editor with Sona Golder and Shane Martin of the Politics of Institutions series with Oxford University Press.

Offers a comprehensive global coverage of the topic Presents an empirically-grounded view of presidential term limits with insights from constitutional lawyers and policy practitioners Includes both historical and contemporary coverage