Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe: A Comparative Study (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)

Robert Elgie,Sophia Moestrup

ISBN 10: 0415663830 / ISBN 13: 9780415663830

Published by Routledge 2011-02-10, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe: A Comparative Study (Routledge Research in Comparative Politics)
• Publisher: Routledge 2011-02-10
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415663830
• ISBN 13: 9780415663830
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe.

Semi-presidentialism is where there is both a directly-elected fixed-term president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature. For the most part, semi-presidentialism is seen as being a risky choice for new democracies because it can create potentially destabilizing competition between the president and prime minister. And yet, there are now more than fifty semi-presidential countries in the world. Moreover, many of these countries are in Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia, often in places where democracy has yet to establish a firm foundation.

This study begins with a chapter that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of semi-presidentialism and provides the theoretical framework for a wide-ranging series of country chapters presented in the second part of the book. Written by country/area specialists, the case studies highlight the political processes at work in young semi-presidential democracies.

Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe will appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics, development and democracy.

About the Author

Robert Elgie, Sophia Moestrup