Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe A Comparative Study
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2011
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415663830
Publisert
2011-02-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
510 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
278
Om bidragsyterne
Dublin City University, Ireland National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Washington DC, USA
This is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe. Semi-presidentialism is where there is both a directly-elected fixed-term president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature. For the most part, semi-presidentialism is seen as being a risky choice for new democracies because it can create potentially destabilizing competition between the president and prime minister. And yet, there are now more than fifty semi-presidential countries in the world. Moreover, many of these countries are in Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia, often in places where democracy has yet to establish a firm foundation. This study begins with a chapter that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of semi-presidentialism and provides the theoretical framework for a wide-ranging series of country chapters presented in the second part of the book. Written by country/area specialists, the case studies highlight the political processes at work in young semi-presidential democracies. Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe will appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics, development and democracy.
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This is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe.
1. What Is Semi-Presidentialism and Where is it Found? Robert Elgie 2. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Semi-Presidentialism: A West European Perspective Gianfranco Pasquino 3. Semi-Presidentialism in Young Democracies - Help or Hindrance? Sophia Moestrup 4. Semi-Presidentialism in a Post-Communist Context François Frison-Roche 5. Semi-Presidentialism in a Francophone Context Gérard Conac 6. Semi-Presidentialism in Madagascar Charles Cadoux 7. Semi-Presidentialism in Niger: Gridlock and Democratic Breakdown - Learning From Past Mistakes Sophia Moestrup 8. Semi-Presidentialism and the Preservation of Ambiguity in Post-War Mozambique Carrie Manning 9. Semi-Presidentialism in Guinea Bissau: The Lesser of Two Evils? Elisabete Azevedo and Lia Nijzink 10. Eurasian Semi-Presidentialism: The Development of Kyrgyzstan's Model of Government Eugene Huskey 11. Semi-Presidentialism in Mongolia: Trade-Offs Between Stability and Governance Sophia Moestrup and Gombosurengiin Ganzorig 12. Semi-Presidentialism - Easy to Choose, Difficult to Operate: The Case of Taiwan Yu-Shan Wu 13. Timor-Leste: Semi-Presidentialism and the Democratic Transition in a New, Small State Dennis Shoesmith 14. The Choice of Semi-Presidentialism and its Consequences Sophia Moestrup
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415663830
Publisert
2011-02-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
510 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
278