Presidentialism, Violence, and the Prospect of Democracy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Presidentialism, Violence, and the Prospect of Democracy tackles the perennial debate about whether presidentialism is associated with democratic breakdown. Yao-Yuan Yeh and Charles K. S. Wu integrate both institutional and behavioral arguments to discuss how institutional rigidity in changing executive power would stimulate citizens to adopt relatively violent means to address their grievances, leading to democratic crises. This book finds presidential democracies are more likely to encounter crises than either parliamentary or semi-presidential systems. However, once a crisis occurs, presidentialism does not trigger a higher likelihood of a breakdown. The conventional wisdom is thus only half correct.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-02-10
Mått:162 x 241 x 16 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:134
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498524308

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Yao-Yuan Yeh is chair of the department of international studies and modern languages and associate professor of international studies at the University of St. Thomas, HoustonCharles K.S. Wu is doctoral candidate in the department of political science at Purdue University.

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Yao-Yuan Yeh and Charles Wu’s tour de force revisits and elaborates Juan Linz’s classic argument about the perils of presidentialism by providing nuanced answers to the questions of why and how this institution generates distinct behavioral outcomes and political consequences compared to other institutions. This book not only enriches scholarly debates in the fields of comparative politics and political behavior, but also provides important policy implications for the changing prospects of democracies today.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Institutional Designs and Prospect of Democracy Chapter 2: Why Presidentialism Is DangerousChapter 3: Presidentialism and Violent Attitudes: Evidence from the World Value SurveyChapter 4: Presidentialism and Violent Behavior: Evidence from the Asian Barometer SurveyChapter 5: Presidentialism and Democratic Crisis: A Two Steps Examination of the Global Democracies