Presidents, parties, and prime ministers : how the separation of powers affects party organization and behavior /

This book provides a framework for analyzing the impact of the separation of powers on party politics. Conventional political science wisdom assumes that democracy is impossible without political parties, because parties fulfil all the key functions of democratic governance. They nominate candidates...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Samuels, David, 1967- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Shugart, Matthew Soberg, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Separation of powers > Cross-cultural studies.
Heads of state > Cross-cultural studies.
Political parties > Cross-cultural studies.
Democracy > Cross-cultural studies.
Séparation des pouvoirs > Études transculturelles.
Chefs d'État > Études transculturelles.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Democracy
Heads of state
Political parties
Separation of powers
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Desing
  • The Research Agenda.

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