Margit Tavits is assistant professor in political science at Washington University in St. Louis. She specializes in the comparative politics of institutions, political parties and elections. Her work has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research and others.

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• 1. Introduction: Rationale, Questions, Methods ; 2. Direct Elections or Political Opportunities? Explaining Presidential Activism ; 3. The Activism of Indirectly and Directly Elected Presidents ; 4. To Elect or To Select? ; 5. The Nature of Presidential Elections ; 6. Decrease of Political Disillusionment and Apathy? ; 7. Conclusions

Margit Tavits is assistant professor in political science at Washington University in St. Louis. She specializes in the comparative politics of institutions, political parties and elections. Her work has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research and others.

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• 1. Introduction: Rationale, Questions, Methods ; 2. Direct Elections or Political Opportunities? Explaining Presidential Activism ; 3. The Activism of Indirectly and Directly Elected Presidents ; 4. To Elect or To Select? ; 5. The Nature of Presidential Elections ; 6. Decrease of Political Disillusionment and Apathy? ; 7. Conclusions

Margit Tavits is assistant professor in political science at Washington University in St. Louis. She specializes in the comparative politics of institutions, political parties and elections. Her work has appeared in journals such as the American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research and others.

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• 1. Introduction: Rationale, Questions, Methods ; 2. Direct Elections or Political Opportunities? Explaining Presidential Activism ; 3. The Activism of Indirectly and Directly Elected Presidents ; 4. To Elect or To Select? ; 5. The Nature of Presidential Elections ; 6. Decrease of Political Disillusionment and Apathy? ; 7. Conclusions