Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers

How the Separation of Powers Affects Party Organization and Behavior

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Foreign Legal Systems
Cover of the book Presidents, Parties, and Prime Ministers by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart ISBN: 9780511848445
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: May 17, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
ISBN: 9780511848445
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 17, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Maize by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Case Studies in Neurological Pain by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book The Late Poetry of the Lake Poets by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Roman Religion by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to the Sonnet by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Birth of the Leviathan by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Animal Contests by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book The Changing Practices of International Law by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Commedia dell'Arte in Context by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Analysis and Modeling of Radio Wave Propagation by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book A Walk through the Southern Sky by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Proving Bribery, Fraud and Money Laundering in International Arbitration by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
Cover of the book Erdős–Ko–Rado Theorems: Algebraic Approaches by David J. Samuels, Matthew S. Shugart
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy