Comparative Research of Semi-Presidential Systems in Central and Eastern Europe: the Problems of Conceptual Stretching, Selection Bias, Typologisation and Denomination
The author deals with the theoretical and methodological problems of comparative research of semi-presidential systems in Central and Eastern Europe. The first part of the article outlines three strands of interpretation that refute Duverger’s concept of semi-presidential system as a political syste...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
2006-01-01
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Series: | Anali Hrvatskog Politološkog Društva |
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Online Access: | http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/60136 |
Summary: | The author deals with the theoretical and methodological problems of comparative research of semi-presidential systems in Central and Eastern Europe. The first part of the article outlines three strands of interpretation that refute Duverger’s concept of semi-presidential system as a political system sui generis. The second part presents the maximalist and minimalist perspectives on semi-presidentialism in the contemporary literature of political science. The third part addresses the problems of conceptual stretching, selection bias, vaguenesses of typologisation and denominational confusion accompanying comparative studies of semi-presidential systems in two European transition regions. The fourth, and fi nal, part puts forward the author’s own approach to conceptualisation and typologisation of semi-presidential systems. |
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ISSN: | 1845-6707 1847-5299 |