Presidents Parties And Prime Ministers

Author : David J. Samuels,Matthew S. Shugart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139489379

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Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers by David J. Samuels,Matthew S. Shugart Pdf

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, coordinate campaigns, aggregate interests, formulate and implement policy, and manage government power. When scholars first asserted the essential connection between parties and democracy, most of the world's democracies were parliamentary. Yet by the dawn of the twenty-first century, most democracies had directly elected presidents. David J. Samuels and Matthew S. Shugart provide a theoretical framework for analyzing variation in the relationships among presidents, parties, and prime ministers across the world's democracies, revealing the important ways that the separation of powers alters party organization and behavior - thereby changing the nature of democratic representation and accountability.

Author : Margit Tavits
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199553327

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Presidents with Prime Ministers by Margit Tavits Pdf

This book is about presidents in parliamentary systems. One commonly recurring political debate within parliamentary systems is over whether or not the public should directly elect the head of state. Despite the importance of this topic in practical politics, political scientists have offered little empirical evidence, yet made bold assumptions about the consequences of popular elections for heads of state. A common argument is that direct elections enhance presidents' legitimacythereby increasing their activism and encouraging authoritarian tendencies. Another popular assumption is that direct presidential elections are more heavily contested and partisan, polarizing and dividing political elites and the electorate. Proponents of direct elections argue that such electionswill help decrease voter alienation and apathy. This book challenges the conventional wisdom. Using both quantitative and qualitative empirical evidence from democratic systems across the world, this book demonstrates that compared to indirect selection methods, direct elections do not yield more active and contentious presidents, do not polarize political elites or society, and do not remedy political apathy. Rather, presidential activism in both "semi-presidential" and "pure parliamentary"systems is shaped by political opportunity framework - the institutional strength and partisan composition of both parliament and government. Further, because holding the presidency provides parties with an electoral asset, direct and indirect presidential elections can be equally contentious andpolarizing. Last, but not least, rather than decreasing apathy, direct election is associated with increased voter fatigue and decreased turnout in parliamentary elections by about seven percentage points.

Author : Lawrence Martin
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : PaperJacks
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39076001842298

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The Presidents & the Prime Ministers by Lawrence Martin Pdf

Author : L. Helms
Publisher : Springer
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230502918

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Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors by L. Helms Pdf

How have the American presidency, the British premiership and the German chancellorship changed over the last half-century? Has there been convergence or divergence in the development of political leadership in the United States and in the two largest democracies of Western Europe? And what difference can individual leaders make in an ever-more complex political environment? Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chancellors addresses these questions by looking at the leadership performance of more than two dozen American presidents, British prime ministers and German chancellors of the post-1945 period. In so doing, it offers a unique perspective on the nature of executive leadership in Western democracies that takes into account both the international and the historical dimension of comparison.

Author : Michael Patrick Cullinane,Martin Farr
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030722760

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The Palgrave Handbook of Presidents and Prime Ministers From Cleveland and Salisbury to Trump and Johnson by Michael Patrick Cullinane,Martin Farr Pdf

This handbook examines the personal relationships between American presidents and British prime ministers. It aims to determine how personal diplomacy shaped the Anglo-American relationship and whether individual leaders made the relationship “special.” From the great rapprochement of the 1890s to the Cold War and contemporary transatlantic rapport, the Anglo-American relationship has been one of global significance, making presidents and prime ministers central to international security, trade and commerce, culture, and communication. Naturally, it explores the ideas and convictions of presidents and prime ministers, the political parties they led, as well as the political images constructed in the media and how the aura of the Anglo-American relationship might differ from the reality. With a deeper understanding of these political leaders and the relationship they forge with their counterparts, we come that much closer to appreciating the dynamics of transatlantic statecraft.

Author : Sergiu Mişcoiu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031446641

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Presidents, Prime Ministers and Majorities in the French Fifth Republic by Sergiu Mişcoiu Pdf

Author : Patricia Lee Sykes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015042867260

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Presidents and Prime Ministers by Patricia Lee Sykes Pdf

She reveals how conviction-style politicians have appeared in the U.S. and U.K. at the same time: individuals who articulated similar ideas that adapted liberal ideology to shifting circumstances and who achieved fundamental change at critical moments in their nations' histories.".

Author : Carsten Anckar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031039607

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Presidents, Monarchs, and Prime Ministers by Carsten Anckar Pdf

During the last three decades, there has been a growing interest in systems that combine elements of parliamentarism and presidentialism. Despite the fact that much attention has been directed towards the semi-presidential form of government in particular, it is evident that many aspects of regime forms remain unexplored. This book systematically categorises democratic political regimes with a separate head of state and government (including regimes with a monarch and prime minister, and president and PM) globally and over a long historical period 1850–2019. It analyses how regimes with a dual executive emerge and what trajectories they follow. It also explores the stability of these regimes across time and space. An important feature of this endeavour is to address actual powers of the head of state rather than constitutional provisions.

Author : Richard Rose,Ezra N. Suleiman
Publisher : American Enterprise Institute Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Comparative government
ISBN : UCAL:B3958174

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Presidents and Prime Ministers by Richard Rose,Ezra N. Suleiman Pdf

Author : Vít Hloušek
Publisher : Masarykova univerzita
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788021078024

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Presidents above Parties? by Vít Hloušek Pdf

Postavení prezidenta v jiných než prezidentských politických systémech patří k méně analyzovaným aspektům politiky. V zemích střední a východní Evropy může přitom existovat určitá diskrepance mezi formálním a reálným postavením hlav států. Předkládaná, anglicky psaná kniha mapuje, zda se zde po roce 1989 objevily tendence k většímu zapojení či osobnímu angažmá prezidentů v každodenní politice, co bylo jejich příčinou, jak se projevovaly a zda je můžeme vysvětlit spíše osobností prezidenta, nebo strukturou politických příležitostí, která nabídla prezidentovi větší prostor pro osobní politickou realizaci.

Author : Anthony Holden
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Humor
ISBN : UOM:39015011268771

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Of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Princes by Anthony Holden Pdf

Author : Brian Michael Till
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230120365

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Conversations with Power by Brian Michael Till Pdf

Fresh out of college, and frustrated with own generation's political apathy, Brian Till set out to interview the former world leaders he most admired. To his surprise, they were eager to talk, and he soon found himself discussing everything from energy to terrorism to nuclear disarmament with the greatest leaders of the last twenty-five years. Here, he distills what they learned in office, their predictions for the future, and their advice for the leaders of tomorrow. Including interviews with: *Bill Clinton *Gro Bruntland *Jimmy Carter *Fernando Henrique Cardoso *Ehud Barak *Vaclav Havel *Mikhail Gorbachev *Pervez Musharraf *F.W. de Klerk *Ricardo Lagos *Helmut Schmidt *Goh Chok Tong *Paul Keating

Author : Torild Skard
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447315803

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Women of Power by Torild Skard Pdf

CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why women in 53 countries rose to the top in the years since World War II. Packed with fascinating case studies detailing the rise to power of all 73 female presidents and prime ministers from around the world, from 1960 (when the first was elected) to 2010, the motives, achievements and life stories of the female top leaders, including findings from interviews carried out by the author, provide a nuanced picture of women in power. The book will have wide international appeal to students, academics, government officials, women’s rights activists and political activists, as well as anyone interested in international affairs, politics, social issues, gender and equality.

Author : Ludger Helms
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857932730

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Poor Leadership and Bad Governance by Ludger Helms Pdf

'Leaders are not always heroes. Bad public leadership is a big problem. If we are serious about holding our public leaders to account, then we need to know why they were bad, and why we supported them. Ludger Helms and his distinguished team tackle these difficult questions with sympathy, not cynicism. Their careful and insightful analysis alerts us to the dangers of venal and poorly performing leaders.' – R.A.W. Rhodes, University of Southampton, UK 'Leadership and the lack of it is a central but underexplored issue in the study of contemporary politics. Ludger Helms is to be congratulated for bringing together a group of leading scholars to examine the relationship between leadership and governance.' – William E. Paterson OBE, Aston Centre for Europe, UK In leadership research there is a long tradition of focusing attention on the great and successful leaders and, more recently, on issues of good governance. This study breaks new ground by looking systematically into the manifestations and causes of poor leadership and bad governance in some of the world's most powerful democracies. Focusing on the presidents and prime ministers of the G8 – the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan – it explores the complex relationship between weak and ineffective leadership, undemocratic leadership techniques, and bad policies from a broad comparative perspective. What makes leaders weak or bad in different contexts? What are the consequences of their actions and behaviour? And has there been any learning from negative experience? These questions are at the centre of this fascinating joint inquiry that involves a team of truly distinguished leadership scholars. This book will prove invaluable for scholars and students of leadership, political science, contemporary history, and related academic disciplines. Readers with a general interest in public affairs and political history will also find plenty to interest them.

Author : Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Europe
ISBN : NYPL:33433067278774

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Prime Ministers and Presidents by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill Pdf