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Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 307-330, June 2025.Abstract A well‐established finding in the field of legislative behaviour is that parliamentary voting behaviour is nearly always strongly structured by the coalition‐opposition dynamic, even beyond the issues agreed on in the coalition agreement. Can parties break the mould of this coalition‐opposition division?
Thijs Vos +3 more
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Semi-Presidential System and Rationalised Parliamentarism:French and German Cases
Anali Hrvatskog Politološkog Društva, 2006 Proceeding from the institutional approach to research, the article analyses the cases of institutional arrangements of Germany and France, which are prototypic categories of the system of rationalised parliamentarism and the semi-presidential system ...
Tomislav Bonić
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Sejmiks in the Land of Liw 1780–1786
Przegląd Nauk Historycznych, 2018 The article concerns sejmiks in the land of Liw, which was located in the voivodship of Mazovia. In the years 1780–1786 the noblemen who took part in the debates in Liw elected their envoys and resolved issues connected with self-government.
Witold Filipczak
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Settler Colonialism and Parliamentary Democracy – Histories and Legacies*
Parliamentary History, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 1-16, February 2025.Abstract In this introduction we make the case for a new understanding of the relationship between settler colonialism and the development of democratic governance. The concurrence of franchise reform in Europe with the establishment of parliaments in the settler colonies during the mid 19th century is usually seen as consolidating an exclusionary ...
David Thackeray, Amanda Behm
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The liberal reforms of Alexander II and the present
RUDN Journal of Public Administration, 2018 The article is devoted to the analysis of liberal reforms of Alexander II. A special place is given to the development of parliamentarism, the creation of an effective system of independent financial control.
N. S. Stolyarov
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Levinas’ notion of neighbor as an approach to understand Pío Baroja, otherness and modern Spain. [PDF]
, 2020 The Cold War era touched Spain only subtly. Because of the geopolitical situation of Europe during the second half of the 20th century, Spain remained almost isolated from macro politics, attempting impossible alliances with Italian and German fascism ...
Arranz, Iker
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Semi-presidentialism and democratic performance [PDF]
, 2008 There is a long-standing and widespread consensus that semi-presidentialism is bad for democratic performance. This article examines whether there is empirical evidence to support the arguments against semi-presidentialism.
Alesina +10 more
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Kosovo - An Atypical Parliamentary Republic [PDF]
, 2016 The topic of this comparative study is the republican character of the system of governance in Kosovo. In the public discourse and political communication, as well as in academic discourse Kosovo is considered a Parliamentary Republic, based on the ...
Jashari, Murat, Selimi, Behar
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Proportional Representation and the Birth of the Australian Nation
Parliamentary History, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 89-107, February 2025.Abstract In the lead‐up to Australian federation in 1901, debates about what electoral system the new polity should adopt were essentially debates about the character of Australian parliamentarism and the Australian people. Proportional Representation (PR) featured prominently, yet its importance tends to be underplayed by historians.
Ed Selkirk Ford
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Divided executives and democratisation [PDF]
, 2006 This article examines the effect of a divided executive on democratisation in mixed systems where presidents are directly elected and prime ministers are responsible to the legislature.
Elgie, Robert, McMenamin, Iain
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