This is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe. Semi-presidentialism is where there is both a directly-elected fixed-term president and a prime minister who is responsible to the legislature. For the most part, semi-presidentialism i[...]
Semi-Presidentalism and Democracy breaks new ground by offering a truly global review of the performance of democracy in countries with semi-presidential constitutions The authors discuss the choice of semi-presidentialism, its different subtypes, the performance of democracy under the system and i[...]