Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-315) and index.
1. The Politics of Semi-Presidentialism / Robert Elgie -- 2. Austria / Wolfgang C. Muller -- 3. Finland / David Arter -- 4. France / Robert Elgie -- 5. Iceland / Gunnar Helgi Kristinsson -- 6. Republic of Ireland / Michael Gallagher -- 7. Bulgaria / Venelin I. Ganev -- 8. Lithuania / Dainius Urbanavicius -- 9. Poland / Ania van der Meer Krok-Paszkowska -- 10. Romania / Tony Verheijen -- 11. Russia / Stephen White -- 12. Slovenia / Miro Cerar -- 13. Ukraine / Andrew Wilson -- 14. Semi-Presidentialism and Comparative Institutional Engineering / Robert Elgie.
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"Semi-Presidentialism is the term used to describe the constitutional arrangement where there is a directly elected president and a prime minister who is responsible to parliament. Examples of semi-presidential regimes include France, Republic of Ireland, Finland, Austria, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. These countries share certain constitutional features, but the exercise of presidential and prime ministerial power varies greatly from one to another. Semi-presidentialism in Europe examines the politics of semi-presidentialism and explores why it is that seemingly similar political systems operate in such different ways. The book also examines the constitutional powers of political leaders, the role of political parties, and the importance of past precedent."--Jacket.