Semi-Presidential Policy-Making in Europe
Executive Coordination and Political Leadership
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Leadership, Government, Public Policy
| Author: | Tapio Raunio, Thomas Sedelius | ISBN: | 9783030164317 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | July 13, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tapio Raunio, Thomas Sedelius |
| ISBN: | 9783030164317 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | July 13, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book explores how power-sharing between the president and the prime minister works in semi-presidential regimes. In contrast to much of the existing comparative work on semi-presidentialism, the book emphasizes the role of institutional coordination at the most concrete level of executive policy-making, and asks how institutional coordination between the president and prime minister influences presidential activism and the balance of power within the executive. The authors develop a tentative framework embedded in institutionalism and based on four strands of research – semi-presidentialism, public administration, political leadership, and foreign policy analysis – which is subsequently applied to the cases of Lithuania, Romania and Finland. Given the political challenges facing many semi-presidential countries, the study ultimately seeks to identify institutional solutions that facilitate power-sharing and successful policy-making.
This book explores how power-sharing between the president and the prime minister works in semi-presidential regimes. In contrast to much of the existing comparative work on semi-presidentialism, the book emphasizes the role of institutional coordination at the most concrete level of executive policy-making, and asks how institutional coordination between the president and prime minister influences presidential activism and the balance of power within the executive. The authors develop a tentative framework embedded in institutionalism and based on four strands of research – semi-presidentialism, public administration, political leadership, and foreign policy analysis – which is subsequently applied to the cases of Lithuania, Romania and Finland. Given the political challenges facing many semi-presidential countries, the study ultimately seeks to identify institutional solutions that facilitate power-sharing and successful policy-making.
