| Description |
xi, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Democracies with Elected Presidents Are Now in the Majority -- The Comparative Study of Political Parties and the Missing Variable of Regime-Type -- Clues from Existing Research -- "Presidentialized" versus "Parliamentarized" Parties Outline of the Book -- Political Parties in the Neo-Madisonian Theoretical Framework -- Parties in the Neo-Madisonian Framework -- Situating Parties Within the Separation of Powers -- President-Party Relationships under Semi-Presidentialism -- Party Dilemmas Under the Separation of Powers -- Conclusion -- Appendix 2A: Cohabitation in Semi-Presidential Systems-Cases and Data -- Insiders and Outsiders: Madison's Dilemma and Leadership Selection -- Defining Insiders and Outsiders -- Insiders Versus Outsiders: Hypotheses -- Career Paths of Insiders and Outsiders -- Limits of Presidentialization in Hybrid Regimes -- Conclusion -- Appendix 3A: Constructing the Database on Leaders' Career Paths -- Constitutional Design and Intraparty Leadership Accountability -- Firing Party Agents under Parliamentarism -- Firing Prime Ministers under Semi-Presidentialism -- Firing a Directly Elected President -- Conclusion -- Electoral Separation of Purpose within Political parties Electoral Separation of purpose: The Physical Separation of Votes -- Sources of Variation in Electoral Separation of Purpose -- Measuring Electoral Separation of Purpose -- Illustrative Examples of Electoral Separation of Purpose -- The Global Extent of Electoral Separation of Purpose Conclusion -- Appendix 5A: Sources for District-Level Electoral Data -- Appendix 5B: Countries and Election Included -- The Impact of Constitutional Reforms and Expectations for Party Adaptation -- Presidentialized Parties in France -- Presidentialized Parties in Israel -- Conclusion -- Parties' "Presidential Dilemas" in Brazil and Mexico -- Presidential Dilemmas in Brazilian Parties -- Presidential Dilemmas in Mexican Parties -- Conclusion -- Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Mandate Representation -- Parties, Presidents, and Political Representation -- Policy-Switching or mandate Representation: A Global Exploration -- Conclusion -- Semi-Presidentialism Is More Presidential Than Parliamentary -- Pure Types and Hybrids: Implications of Trends in Constitutional Design -- The Research Agenda |
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Separation of powers -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Heads of state -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Political parties -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Democracy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Shugart, Matthew Soberg, 1960-
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| ISBN |
9780521689687 (pbk.) |
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9780521869546 (hbk.) |
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0521869544 (hbk.) |
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0521689686 (pbk.) |
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