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Baumgartner, Kada, and thier contributors examine presidential
impeachment in such varied settings as the United States, Russia,
Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Madagascar. In
all of these countries there has been a serious impeachment attempt
within the past decade or so. The results of each impeachment
attempt vary, from unnsuccessful attempts to those which were
successful; in the latter case, some resulted in presidents
remaining in office, others in removal of the president, and, in
one case, the forced resignation of a president. The common
framework of each analysis includes a discussion of the historical
and constitional bases of the presidency, the institutional balance
of power, provisions for impeachment, and the structure of party
politics in each country; in addition, the role that public opinion
plays in the process is discussed. While broad, the framework
permits comparison between the cases and some general conclusions
about all phases of the impeachment process and executive
accountability can be drawn. One of the most important conclusions
is that contrary to popular wisdom, impeachment is most
definitively not a strictly legal process, but rather one that is
highly political from start to finish. As the volume makes clear,
it is most useful to view impeachment by way of examining the
intersection of executive-legislative relations, partisan political
conflict, and public opinion.
Baumgartner, Kada, and their contributors examine presidential
impeachment in such varied settings as the United States, Russia,
Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Philippines, and Madagascar. In
all of these countries there has been a serious impeachment attempt
within the past decade or so. The results of each impeachment
attempt vary, from unsuccessful attempts to those that were
successful; in the latter case, some resulted in presidents
remaining in office, others in removal of the president, and, in
one case, the forced resignation of a president. The common
framework of each analysis includes a discussion of the historical
and constitutional bases of the presidency, the institutional
balance of power, provisions for impeachment, and the structure of
party politics in each country; in addition, the role that public
opinion plays in the process is discussed. While broad, the
framework permits comparison between the cases and some general
conclusions about all phases of the impeachment process and
executive accountability can be drawn. One of the most important
conclusions is that contrary to popular wisdom, impeachment is most
definitively not a strictly legal process, but rather one that is
highly political from start to finish. As the volume makes clear,
it is most useful to view impeachment by way of examining the
intersection of executive-legislative relations, partisan political
conflict, and public opinion.
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