Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe

<p>This is the first academic study of the impact of semi-presidentialism in emerging democracies outside of Europe. </p><p>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 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. </p><p>This 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. </p><p><em>Semi-Presidentialism Outside Europe</em> will appeal to those researching and studying in the fields of comparative politics, development and democracy.</p> <p>1. What Is Semi-Presidentialism and Where is it Found? <em>Robert Elgie </em>2. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Semi-Presidentialism: A West European Perspective <em>Gianfranco Pasquino</em> 3. Semi-Presidentialism in Young Democracies - Help or Hindrance? <em>Sophia Moestrup </em>4. Semi-Presidentialism in a Post-Communist Context <em>François Frison-Roche </em>5. Semi-Presidentialism in a Francophone Context <em>Gérard Conac </em>6. Semi-Presidentialism in Madagascar <em>Charles Cadoux </em>7. Semi-Presidentialism in Niger: Gridlock and Democratic Breakdown - Learning From Past Mistakes <em>Sophia Moestrup </em>8. Semi-Presidentialism and the Preservation of Ambiguity in Post-War Mozambique <em>Carrie Manning </em>9. Semi-Presidentialism in Guinea Bissau: The Lesser of Two Evils? <em>Elisabete Azevedo and Lia Nijzink </em>10. Eurasian Semi-Presidentialism: The Development of Kyrgyzstan's Model of Government <em>Eugene Huskey </em>11. Semi-Presidentialism in Mongolia: Trade-Offs Between Stability and Governance <em>Sophia Moestrup and Gombosurengiin Ganzorig </em>12. Semi-Presidentialism - Easy to Choose, Difficult to Operate: The Case of Taiwan <em>Yu-Shan Wu </em>13. Timor-Leste: Semi-Presidentialism and the Democratic Transition in a New, Small State <em>Dennis Shoesmith</em> 14. The Choice of Semi-Presidentialism and its Consequences <em>Sophia Moestrup</em></p>