Abstract
This paper focuses on the interaction between the president and the prime minister,
outlining the details of the internal workings of the executive, based on the
variables of whether the president and the prime minister “compete” for executive
power or rationally “yield” executive power. By examining the cases of countries
with semi-presidential systems, this paper aims to explain the implications and
predict the potential direction of transition in various forms of
semi-presidentialism. This paper seeks to demonstrate that a dual-executive
inherent in semi-presidentialism, as well as the competition/cooperation between
the president and the prime minister, are the most important factors determining
how semi-presidentialism operates
Keywords
semi-presidentialism executive power competition/cooperation relationship president prime minister
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Abstract
References
- Cranenburgh, Van (2008), “Big Man’ Rule: Presidential Power, Regime Type and Democracy in 30 African Countries”, Decocratization, Vol. 15, No. 5, pp. 973.
- Duverger, Maurice (1980), “A New Political System Model: Semi-Presidential
- Government”, European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 165-187. Elgie, Robert (2005), “A Fresh Look at Semipresidentialism: Variations on a
- Theme”, Journal of Democracy, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 98-112. Remington, Thomas (2008), “Patronage and the Party of Power:
- President–Parliament Relations under Vladimir Putin”, EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES, Vol. 60, No. 6, pp. 959 – 987. Shugart, Mathew and John Carey (1992), Presidents and Assemblies:
- Constitutional Design and Electoral Dynamics, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Shugart, Matthew (2005), “Semi-Presidential Systems: Dual Executive And Mixed Authority Patterns”, French Politics, No. 3, pp. 323–351.
- Tsai, Jung-hsiang (2008), “Sub-types of Semi-presidentialism and Political
- Deadlock”, French Politics, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 63-84. Veser, Ernst (1999), “Semi-presidentialism-Duverger's Concept -a new political system model”, Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 60.
Details
| Other ID | JA97MP59CB |
|---|---|
| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | December 1, 2011 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 3 Issue: 2 |