Elgie, Robert ORCID: 0000-0001-5334-4796 and McMenamin, Iain
ORCID: 0000-0002-1704-390X
(2008)
Semi-presidentialism and democratic performance.
Japanese Journal of Political Science, 9
(3).
pp. 323-340.
ISSN 1474-0060
There is a long-standing and widespread consensus that semi-presidentialism is bad for democratic performance. This article examines whether there is empirical evidence to support the arguments against semi-presidentialism. Examining countries that incompletely consolidated and yet not autocratic, we identify the relationship between democratic performance and the three main arguments against semi-presidentialism – the strength of the presidency, cohabitation and divided minority government. We find that there is a strong and negative association between presidential power and democratic performance, but that cohabitation and divided minority government do not have the negative consequences that the literature predicts.
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Semi-presidentialism; democracy; divided government; |
Subjects: | Social Sciences > Political science |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS) DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1468109908003162 |
Copyright Information: | Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008 |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 2077 |
Deposited On: | 04 Nov 2008 10:24 by Iain Mcmenamin . Last Modified 05 Oct 2018 13:39 |
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