Overview
- Based on the winner of ECPR's 2016 Jean Blondel Prize for Best PhD
- Provides one of the first comprehensive comparative studies of presidential veto power in Europe
- Selects innovative case studies from nine democracies across Central and Eastern Europe
- Includes unique insights into presidential politics gathered through a large number of interviews
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics (PASTPRPO)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Patterns of Presidential Activism
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Front Matter
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Presidential Activism in Practice
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Front Matter
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Understanding Presidential Activism
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Back Matter
Keywords
- presidential vetoes
- presidential powers
- comparative government
- executive power
- Presidential Veto Use
- Polish presidential politics
- Estonian presidential politics
- Hungarian presidential politics
- Slovakian presidential politics
- leadership elections
- direct presidential elections
- indirect presidential elections
- European presidents
- European leaders
About this book
This book examines the use of presidential powers in Central and East Europe between 1990 and 2010. Focussing on presidential vetoes and the formation of governments, it maps patterns of presidential activism and its determinants across nine democracies. Thereby, it combines the analysis of original quantitative data on the use of presidential powers with in-depth case studies in an innovative mixed-methods framework. Based on regression analyses and unique insights from numerous elite interviews, the study shows strong support for the hitherto insufficiently tested assumption that popularly elected presidents are more active than their indirectly elected counterparts. As one of the first comprehensive comparative studies of presidential activism and veto power in Europe, this book will be a key resource not only for area specialists but also for scholars of presidential studies, comparative government, and executives.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Philipp Köker is Senior Research Fellow in Politics and IR at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. He specialises in the comparative study of presidents and political parties in modern democracies. He won the ECPR Jean Blondel PhD Prize 2016 for the best thesis in politics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Presidential Activism and Veto Power in Central and Eastern Europe
Authors: Philipp Köker
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51914-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-51913-5Published: 05 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84777-1Published: 01 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-51914-2Published: 20 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-515X
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5168
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Leadership, Legislative and Executive Politics, European Politics