Is the Czech Republic on its Way to Semi-Presidentialism?
The main aim of the article is to contribute to the bourgeoning debate on semipresidentialism, its definition, and its characteristic features, with analysis of the empirical example of the Czech Republic, a country which, according to Elgie´s standard ...
Hloušek Vít
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Semi-presidentialism and democratic performance [PDF]
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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Effectiveness of political leadership in the conditions of presidential and semi-presidential democratic republics: dynamics of main indicators [PDF]
The purpose of the study is to provide a comparative analysis of democratic leadership effectiveness in the relatively large presidential and semi-presidential countries of the world.
Tesfaiie L. A.
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Cabinet formation under semi-presidentialism: European countries in comparison [PDF]
The article demonstrates that the rules and practices of cabinet formation and investitures should be taken into account to better grasp the variety of semi-presidentialism in Europe.
Lytvyn Vitaliy S., Romanyuk Anatoliy S.
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Peculiarities of inter-institutional relationsin the semi-presidential countries of Europe
The article compared and systematized the parameters and features of interrelation between the indicators and patterns of stability, conflictivness and effectiveness of inter-institutional relations within the framework of various types of semi ...
Vitaliy Lytvyn
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The impact of semi-presidentialism on governance in the Palestinian authority [PDF]
In 2003, the Basic Law of the Palestinian Authority (PA) was amended and a semi-presidential form of government was established. In January 2006, the legislative election resulted in a period of ‘cohabitation’ between the Hamas government and President ...
Cavatorta, Francesco, Elgie, Robert
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Towards Presidential Rule in Ukraine: Hybrid Regime Dynamics Under Semi-Presidentialism
Fumagalli describes political and constitutional developments in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, a country which has experienced significant political instability and constitutional change. Kyrgyzstan is currently a rare democracy in a region that has otherwise been inhospitable to political liberalization.
Sedelius Thomas, Berglund Sten
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Three waves of semi-presidential studies [PDF]
This article reviews the scholarship on semi-presidentialism since the early 1990s. We identify three waves of semi-presidential studies. The first wave focused on the concept of semi-presidentialism, how it should be defined, and what countries should ...
Clark William A. +13 more
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Executive leadership in semi-presidential systems [PDF]
Relative to presidentialism and parliamentarism, the study of semi-presidentialism is still in its infancy. The term was coined in 1970 and, apart from the pioneering work of Maurice Duverger, systematic study began only in the 1990s.
Elgie, Robert
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Semi-presidentialism: What have we learned? [PDF]
This presentation gives an overview of semi-presidential studies since the early 1990s. It identifies three areas in which the study of semi-presidentialism has advanced, but also identifies challenges for the future study of semi-presidentialism.
Robert Elgie
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