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On the Evasion of Executive Term Limits [PDF]
, 2010 Executive term limits are pre-commitments through which the polity restricts its ability to retain a popular executive down the road. But in recent years, many presidents around the world have chosen to remain in office even after their initial maximum ...
Elkins, Zachary +2 more
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Nuovi autoritarismi e democrazie: diritto, istituzioni, società, 2020 The essay offers a general overview of the Law on the Amendment of the Russian Constitution, which was signed by the President on 14 March 2020 and will be submitted to popular ratification on the 1st of July.
Angela Di Gregorio
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Brazilian Political Science Review, 2017 Presidential legislative majorities under bicameral congresses have seldom been considered in the literature on coalition cabinets. However, this combination is far from being an isolated or irrelevant topic.
Adrián Albala
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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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Beyond Linz: Institutional Safeguards and the Viability of Presidentialism in Africa
Institutiones AdministrationisThe debate on presidentialism and its impact on democratic stability has been a central concern in political science, particularly following Juan José Linz’s seminal work on the perils of presidentialism.
Tope Shola Akinyetun +3 more
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On Peculiarities of the Foreign Policy of Personalist Regimes (Example of Turkmenistan)
Международная аналитика, 2021 The foreign policy of states is often viewed through the prism of the geopolitical, geostrategic or geoeconomic determinants. It is forgotten that in addition to these factors, foreign policy also has a strong human, or personal, factor.
S. Horák
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Gender and democratic politics: a comparative analysis of consolidation in Argentina and Chile [PDF]
, 2000 This article highlights a number of themes useful in the gendered analysis of democratic consolidation in Latin America by means of a comparative analysis of Argentina and Chile.
Waylen, G.
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Neopatrimonialism revisited : beyond a catch-all concept [PDF]
, 2006 The article provides a critical discussion of the literature on “patrimonialism” and "neopatrimonialism” as far as the use in Development Studies in general or African Studies in particular is concerned.
Engel, Ulf, Erdmann, Gero
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Fluoride‐Free Adhesives for Low Surface Energy Fluorinated Substrates
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A universal, fluoride‐free adhesive achieves a record 4.91 MPa bond strength on PTFE by leveraging amine/amide dipole–dipole interactions, without fluorinated components. This sustainable strategy overcomes the environmental and performance limits of PFAS‐based adhesives, enabling robust, eco‐conscious bonding across diverse materials.
Siqi Zheng +7 more
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INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2018 The article analyzes the impact of 2016 amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic on maintaining and strengthening of political stability in the country, which was the official goal of the amendments. The author focuses on new elements in the
A. O. Blokhina
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