Presidents with Prime Ministers: Do Direct Elections Matter?
Author:   Margit Tavits (Assistant Professor, Washington University, St. Louis.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199553327


Pages:   284
Publication Date:   13 November 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Presidents with Prime Ministers: Do Direct Elections Matter?


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Author:   Margit Tavits (Assistant Professor, Washington University, St. Louis.)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.585kg
ISBN:  

9780199553327


ISBN 10:   0199553327
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   13 November 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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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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