Synopses & Reviews
Semi-Presidentialism is the term used to describe the constitutional arrangement where there is a directly elected president and a prime-minister who is responsible to parliament. This book examines the politics of semi-presidentialism and explores why seemingly similar political systems operate in such different ways. It studies the constitutional powers of political leaders and the role of political parties.
Table of Contents
1. The Politics of Semi-Presidentialism,
Robert Elgie2. Austria, Wolfgang C. Muller
3. Finland, David Arter
4. France, Robert Elgie
5. Iceland, Gunnar Helgie Kristinsson
6. Republic of Ireland, Michael Gallagher
7. Bulgaria, Venelin I. Ganev
8. Lithuania, Dainius Urbanavicius
9. Poland, Ania van det Meer Krok-Paszkowska
10. Romania, Tony Verheijen
11. Russia, Stephen White
12. Slovenia, Miro Cerar
13. Ukraine, Andrew Wilson
14. Semi-presidentialism and Comparative Institutional Engineering, Robert Elgie.