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1 online resource (181 pages) |
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Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites Ser |
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Routledge Research on Social and Political Elites Ser
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Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Theory and concepts: between parliamentarism and semi-residentialism; 1.1 Extant scholarship on semi-presidentialism; 1.1.1 ""The inventor"": Maurice Duverger and his concept of semi-presidentialism; 1.1.2 ""Doubters"" and ""rejecters"" of semi-presidentialism; 1.1.3 Duvergerian approach: ""advocates"" of Duverger's concept of semi-presidentialism; 1.1.4 ""Post-Duvergerian"" approach; 1.2 How to understand parliamentarism and semi-presidentialism |
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1.2.1 Semi-presidentialism as a distinct democratic regime type1.2.2 The definition; 1.3 Presidential powers vs. popular vote in parliamentarism and semi-presidentialism; 2 Origins and developments of the Central European regimes' institutional settings; 2.1 Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; 2.1.1 Czechoslovakia and its ambiguous tradition; 2.1.2 Controversies of the wartime period and the Communist era; 2.1.3 The Velvet Revolution and Velvet Divorce; 2.1.4 Making of the 1992 constitutions; 2.1.5 Constitutional system and development after 1993 |
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2.1.6 Czech Republic and Slovakia: what tradition and why?2.2 Poland; 2.2.1 First ""Rzeczpospolita; 2.2.2 Second Republic; 2.2.3 Polish People's Republic; 2.2.4 Roundtable Talks and the making of the Third Republic; 2.2.5 Constitution of 1997 and discussions on its revision; 2.2.6 Poland: what tradition and why?; 3 Formal presidential powers; 3.1 Central European presidents and separation of powers; 3.2 Classifications of presidential powers; 3.3 Presidential powers in Central Europe; 3.3.1 Independent legislative powers; 3.3.2 Contingent legislative powers; 3.3.3 Shared legislative powers |
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3.3.4 Independent non-legislative powers3.3.5 Contingent non-legislative powers; 3.3.6 Shared non-legislative powers; 3.4 Measuring presidential powers; 4 Presidential powers in practice; 4.1 Legislative powers; 4.1.1 Czech Republic; 4.1.2 Slovakia; 4.1.3 Poland; 4.2 Non-legislative powers; 4.2.1 Czech Republic; 4.2.2 Slovakia; 4.2.3 Poland; 4.3 Other appointments and conflict areas; 5 Accountability; 5.1 Czech Republic; 5.2 Slovakia; 5.3 Poland; 6 Beyond constitutions -- other factors affecting presidential power; 6.1 Past legacies; 6.1.1 Czech Republic; 6.1.2 Slovakia; 6.1.3 Poland |
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6.2 Popularity and expectations6.2.1 Czech Republic; 6.2.2 Slovakia; 6.2.3 Poland; 6.3 Relationship to parties; 6.3.1 Czech Republic; 6.3.2 Slovakia; 6.3.3 Poland; 6.4 Popular election of the president; 6.4.1 Poland; 6.4.2 Slovakia; 6.4.3 Czech Republic; 7 Classification of Central European regimes; 7.1 How are Central European regimes classified?; 7.1.1 Czech, Polish and Slovak view; 7.1.2 ""Western"" views; 7.2 How should Central European regimes be classified?; Conclusion; References; Index |
| Summary |
The book analyzes the presidencies of three neighboring Central European countries - Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia - in the context of their interactions with cabinets (and prime ministers), parliaments and the constitutional courts, all which have proved crucial actors in the region's political and constitutional battles. Using both institutional and behavioral perspectives along with an innovative definition of semi-presidentialism, the book argues that presidential powers - rather than the mode of the election of the president - are crucial to the functioning of the regimes and their classification into distinctive regime types. Focusing on intra-executive conflicts and the interaction of the president with other constitutional players it argues that, regardless of the mode of the election of the president, regimes have traditionally been very similar not only in their institutional settings, but also in the way they function. Finally, it shows that Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia should be classified as parliamentary regimes. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Central and East Europe studies/politics, post-Communist studies, presidential studies and more broadly to political elites and institutions, comparative politics and legislative studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Executive power -- Poland
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Executive power -- Czech Republic
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Executive power -- Slovakia
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- European.
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Executive power
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Politics and government
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Poland -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001713
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Czech Republic -- Politics and government -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005005
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Slovakia -- Politics and government -- 1993- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97002425
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Czech Republic
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Poland
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Slovakia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kubát, Michal
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| ISBN |
9781351680035 |
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135168003X |
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9781351680028 |
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1351680021 |
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9781351680011 |
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1351680013 |
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9781315166452 |
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1315166453 |
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