Semi-presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe / edited by Robert Elgie & Sophia Moestrup.

Other author Elgie, Robert editor.
Other author Moestrup, Sophia, 1964- editor.
Other author Manchester University Press.
Format Book
Publication InfoManchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, ©2008.
Descriptionxi, 282 pages ; 24 cm
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Subjects
Semi-presidential system--Europe, Central.
Semi-presidential system--Europe, Eastern.
Democratization--Europe, Central.
Democratization--Europe, Eastern.
Executive power--Europe, Central.
Executive power--Europe, Eastern.
Presidents--Europe, Central.
Presidents--Europe, Eastern.
Prime ministers--Europe, Central.
Prime ministers--Europe, Eastern.
Political science--Europe.

Contents Semi-presidentialism: a common regime type, but one that should be avoided? / Robert Elgie and Sophia Moestrup -- Belarus: a case of unsuccessful semi-presidentialism (1994-1996) / Andrei Arkadyev -- Semi-presidentialism in Bulgaria: the cyclical rise of informal powers and individual political ambitions in a "dual executive" / Svetlozar A. Andreev -- Semi-presidentialism in Croatia / Mirjana Kasapović -- Semi-presidentialism in Lithuania: origins, development and challenges / Algis Krupavičius -- Semi-presidentialism in the Republic of Macedonia (former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia) / François Frison-Roche -- The impact of party fragmentation on Moldovan semi-presidentialism / Steven D. Roper -- Semi-presidentialism and democratisation in Poland / Iain McMenamin -- Romania: political irresponsibility without constitutional safeguards / Tom Gallagher and Viorel Andrievici -- Russia: the benefits and perils of presidential leadership / Petra Schleiter and Edward Morgan-Jones -- Slovakia's presidency: consolidating democracy by curbing ambiguous powers / Darina Malová and Marek Rybář -- Slovenia: weak formal position, strong informal influence? / Alenka Krašovec and Damjan Lajh -- Ukraine: presidential power, veto strategies and democratisation / Sarah Birch -- The impact of semi-presidentialism on the performance of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe / Robert Elgie and Sophia Moestrup.
Abstract Contributed articles on executive power.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [258]-275) and index.
LCCN 2009275467
ISBN9780719075353
ISBN0719075351

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