Semi-presidential policy-making in Europe : executive coordination and political leadership /: executive coordination and political leadership. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tapio Raunio and Thomas Sedelius.
• Authors: Raunio, Tapio; Sedelius, Thomas
• Contents: 1. Introduction1.1. Aim and research questions1.2. What is semi-presidentialism and what do we know about it?1.3. Why study executive coordination in semi-presidential regimes?1.4. Research design and data1.5. Outline of the book 2. Institutions, Coordination, and Leadership2.1. Institutional theory and policy coordination2.2. Semi-presidentialism and the challenge of cooperation2.3. Foreign policy and the challenge of leadership2.4. Theoretical framework and coordination mechanisms 3. The Semi-Presidential Cases in Comparative Context3.1. Semi-presidential regimes in Europe3.2. Presidential power3.3. President-cabinet conflict and cohabitation3.4. Public trust in the president and other institutions3.5. A comparative design with explorative ambitions 4. Formal Coordination Mechanisms4.1. Establishing variation between Finland, Lithuania and Romania4.2. Explaining the variation 5. Informal Avenues of Influence5.1. Finland: constrained presidency5.2. Lithuania: presidents stamping their authority5.3. Romania: when mediation goes too far5.4. Concluding discussion: 'where is it forbidden?' 6. Decision-Making in Foreign and Security Policies and EU Affairs6.1. Finland: establishing a logical division of labour6.2. Lithuania: presidential 'power grabs'6.3. Romania: president as the undisputed leader in foreign affairs6.4. Concluding reflections: consensus but potential for disputes 7. Conclusions7.1. Informal avenues and political leadership 7.2. Popular and dangerous presidents?.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 352.23/5094; Semi-presidential system -- Europe; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration; Europe -- Politics and government; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030164317; 3030164314
• Related ISBNs: 9783030164300
• Notes: Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 22, 2019).
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