This is the first academic study of the impact of
semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe.
Semi-presidentialism is where there is both a directly-elected
fixed-term president and a prime minister who is responsible to the
legislature. For the most part, semi-presidentialism is seen as
being a risky choice for new democracies because it can create
potentially destabilizing competition between the president and
prime minister. And yet, there are now more than fifty
semi-presidential countries in the world. Moreover, many of these
countries are in Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia, often in
places where democracy has yet to establish a firm
foundation.
This study begins with a chapter that discusses the advantages
and disadvantages of semi-presidentialism and provides the
theoretical framework for a wide-ranging series of country chapters
presented in the second part of the book. Written by country/area
specialists, the case studies highlight the political processes at
work in young semi-presidential democracies.
Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe will appeal to those
researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics,
development and democracy.
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