Semi-presidentialism and democracy

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Semi-presidentialism and democracy

edited by Robert Elgie, Sophia Moestrup and Yu-Shan Wu

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-291) and index

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Explores the effect of semi-presidentialism on newly-democratising countries. In recent years semi-presidentialism - the situation where a constitution makes provision for both a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature - has become the regime type of choice for many countries.

Table of Contents

  • Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy
  • R.Elgie , S.Moestrup & Y-S.Wu PART I: VARIETIES OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy: Institutional Choice, Performance and Evolution
  • R.Elgie The Study of Semi-Presidentialism: An Holistic Approach
  • Y-S.Wu PART II: THE PERFORMANCE OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM: GENERAL AND REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES Overview of the Performance of Semi-Presidentialism
  • S.Moestrup Parliamentary Cohesion and Government Formation in Semi-Presidential Democracies
  • J-W.Lin Semi-Presidentialism in Western Europe
  • R.Elgie Semi-Presidentialism under Post-Communism
  • O.Protsyk Semi-Presidentialism and Democratic Development in East Asia
  • B.Reilly Semi-Presidentialism in Africa
  • Patterns and Trends
  • S.Moestrup PART III: THE PERFORMANCE OF SEMI-PRESIDENTIALISM: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES The President as a Backseat Driver: Portugal's Evolving Semi-Presidentialism
  • C.Jalali Taiwan: Democratic Consolidation under Presidential Supremacy
  • Y-S.Wu & J-H.Tsai Semi-Presidentialism and Parliamentary Oligarchy in Post-Orange Ukraine
  • K.Matsuzato Moldova's Transition from Semi-Presidentialism: Parliamentary Intentions, Presidential Outcome
  • W.Crowther Semi-Presidentialism in the Weimar Republic: A Failed Attempt at Democracy
  • Y-C.Shen Semi-Presidentialism and Democracy: What Have we Learnt?
  • R.Elgie

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