..., and the heads of key economic institutions. Brazil malapportionment cabinet portfolio allocation federalism presidentialism regional representation ministerial appointment overrepresentation underrepresentation coalitional presidentialism Legislative malapportionment, defined by a disparity between...

... [email protected]. Abstract Few presidents in Europe have the power to propose legislation directly to Parliament. Accordingly, presidential legal initiatives in Europe are not very well researched or understood. This paper seeks to address this research gap by providing an analysis of presidential legal...

... overall. ideas political science political institutions diffusion presidentialism Latin America Employing the illustrative example of Latin American constitutional design, this article unpacks and challenges common reasons why, in the context of concrete research projects, political scientists see...

.... Lijphart (1984) , for example, pointed to two of its elements: the formal powers of the second chamber (i.e. its symmetry vis-à-vis the lower chamber) and the extent to which the composition of both chambers differs (i.e. their relative congruence). In presidential countries, second chambers are usually...

... stability and democratic change. It rejected both American presidentialism and French parliamentarianism in favour of a hybrid that balanced a president directly elected by the people with a strong Reichstag composed of representatives elected by proportional voting. The president’s emergency powers could...

... system catch all parties mass parties presidentialism cadre elite parties China Youth Corps formerly China Anti communist Youth Corps National Women’s Anti Communist League National Women’s League Taiwan Soong Mei ling Chiang Ching kuo Chiang Kai shek Lee Teng hui Chen Shui bian Chu Eric...

.... The Philippines is a prototypical example of a presidential or executive-centric party system. For a long time, the Philippines was cited along with the United States as the ‘purest two-party system’. However, several scholars have noted the role of the presidency and the introduction of new electoral rules...

... Mzibuko Lindiwe Malema Julius democracy evaluating South African parties party organization intra-party democracy party members leadership selection South African party system parties and democracy party leadership presidentialism While a sustained wave of mass opposition eventually washed away...

..., it sketches the political landscape that has shaped the dynamics of coalitional presidentialism within each region, and it draws attention to important contextual differences between the nine country cases. Africa Chikaonda Matthews democratization East Asia Eastern Europe Latin America presidential...

...This chapter outlines the book’s framework for analysing coalition management under multiparty presidentialism. It defines the concepts of coalition and coalition management, and states the book’s assumptions about the motivations of formateurs. It specifies the five main tools that comprise...

... the differences in the ways that presidents deploy partisan powers across the nine country cases. Brazil budgetary laws Cardoso Fernando Henrique partisan powers Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da coalition management Freedom House presidential systems Kenya Khalwale Bonny Palacio Alfredo parliamentary systems...

... the costs that presidents are likely to face. honeymoon effect Lytvyn Volodymyr partisan powers Tymoshenko Yulia Ukraine Verkhovna Rada Yushchenko Viktor budget authority coalition management coalitions Mahuad Jamil presidential toolbox corruption exchange of favours federal systems...

...This chapter focuses on semi-presidential democracies. Within the set of democracies, what is the general evidence to suggest that democratic performance is likely to be worse in president-parliamentary countries than in premier-presidential countries? The chapter begins by outlining the strategy...

...This book examines the relationship between semi‐presidentialism and democratic performance. Semi‐presidentialism — where a constitution provides for both a directly elected president and a prime minister and cabinet responsible to the legislature — has become the regime type of choice for new...

...This chapter traces the historical origins and development of the presidency in Indonesia. It begins by providing sketches of the discussions on the 1945 constitution; the changes to presidential power made in late 1945 and again in 1949 and 1950; the rise of autocratic presidentialism in 1959; its...

... into the broader structures and practices of coalitional presidentialism. Novanto, the DPR Speaker between 2014 and 2015 and again between 2016 and 2017, was the epitome of the dilemmatic challenges presidents face when picking their legislative allies, and the price they have to pay for their choice. co...

...This chapter evaluates how post-2004 presidents have integrated the police into the broader framework of coalitional presidentialism. It begins by outlining the powers of the police that the latter can bring to bear vis-à-vis the president and other political actors. The chapter then details...

... presidentialism offering an effective framework for their interdependence. Finally, it presents a case study of Aburizal Bakrie, the former Golkar chair and minister, which offers valuable insights into the extent and limitations of oligarchic power when dealing with presidents. concessions economy economic...

... of common approaches. The chapter offers a comparative perspective, revisiting the question of how the Indonesian case fits into the larger framework of global coalitional presidentialism studies. It also analyzes the drivers behind the specific format of Indonesia's coalitional presidentialism, before...

... that has attained surprising success in eliminating hyper-presidentialism by implementing important checks and balances on presidential power; by separating executive, legislative, and judicial power; and by attaining rapidly an astonishing amount of decentralization since 1998. That degree of checks...