{"product_id":"semi-presidentialism-outside-europe-a-comparative-study-9780415663830","title":"Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe: A Comparative Study","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Elgie | Sophia Moestrup\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American Government - Executive Branch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSemi-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 is seen as being a risky choice for new democracies because it can create potentially destabilizing competition between the president and prime minister. And yet, there are now more than fifty semi-presidential countries in the world. Moreover, many of these countries are in Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia, often in places where democracy has yet to establish a firm foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study begins with a chapter that discusses the advantages and disadvantages of semi-presidentialism and provides the theoretical framework for a wide-ranging series of country chapters presented in the second part of the book. Written by country\/area specialists, the case studies highlight the political processes at work in young semi-presidential democracies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSemi-Presidentialism Outside Europe\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics, development and democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929855185047,"sku":"9780415663830","price":4157.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415663830.webp?v=1771602799","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/semi-presidentialism-outside-europe-a-comparative-study-9780415663830","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}