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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255283003321

Autore

Köker Philipp

Titolo

Presidential Activism and Veto Power in Central and Eastern Europe / / by Philipp Köker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-51914-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 297 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Presidential Politics

Disciplina

943.0870922

Soggetti

Political leadership

Legislative bodies

Europe—Politics and government

Political Leadership

Legislative and Executive Politics

European Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- Part I: Patterns of Presidential Activism -- 2. Determinants of Presidential Activism -- 3. The Use of Presidential Vetoes in Central and Eastern Europe- Part II: Presidential Activism in Practice -- 4. Understanding presidential activism: Veto Use in Estonia and Poland -- 5. Understanding Presidential Activism: Veto Use in Hungary and Slovakia -- 6. Presidents in government formation and censure- Part III: Understanding Presidential Activism -- 7. Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Findings on Presidential Activism -- 8. Conclusion: Studying Presidential Activism in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .