Women’s Paths to Power: Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960–2020. By Evren Çelik Wiltse and Lisa Hager. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2021. 303p. $95.00 cloth, $28.50 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592723000130
Abstract: willing to do so in democracies, which is in line with status quo bias theory. Among the numerous behavioral consequences of PUDs, I find one particularly noteworthy: although principle-holders are generally more likely to engage… read more here.
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Native Bias: Overcoming Discrimination against Immigrants. By Donghyun Danny Choi, Mathias Poertner, and Nicholas Sambanis. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022. 312p. $120.00 cloth, $35.00 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592723000543
Abstract: for its hypothesized country-level variables: neither the quality of democracy, human development index, nor political institutions reaches statistical significance. Chapter 8 narrates the failed presidential campaigns of two women with family ties: Hillary Clinton of… read more here.
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Presidential influence on parliamentary election timing and the electoral fate of prime ministers
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DOI: 10.1080/13572334.2018.1477273
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most presidential heads of state in parliamentary and semi-presidential democracies have constitutional powers to influence early election calling, which enable them to influence the conditions under which prime ministers are held accountable by the… read more here.
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Prime ministers, presidents and ministerial selection in Lithuania
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2021.1873776
Abstract: ABSTRACT In the semi-presidential system of Lithuania, a tradition to elect non-partisan presidents coexists with re-occurring conflicts between prime ministers and presidents over cabinet composition. We investigate what factors increase the probability of presidential activism… read more here.
Keywords: ministerial selection; presidents ministerial; selection lithuania; prime ministers ... See more keywords
Puppets of the president? Prime ministers in post-communist Romania
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DOI: 10.1080/21599165.2021.1873779
Abstract: ABSTRACT With sixteen Prime Ministers (PMs) in thirty years, Romania seems to fit well in the Central and Eastern European pattern of countries with “weak” heads of party governments. This article aims at contributing to… read more here.
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Prime ministerial careers in the European Union: does gender make a difference?
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DOI: 10.1080/23745118.2016.1225655
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article presents empirical findings on two questions: what are the ‘political stepping stones’ on the way to the prime ministerial post? Are there any differences between female and male prime ministers on their… read more here.
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Cabinets, Prime Ministers, and Corruption: A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary Governments in Post-War Europe
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DOI: 10.1177/0032321718760806
Abstract: Why are some states more corrupt than others? Drawing on the literature on governance in parliamentary democracies, we suggest that the degree of corruption depends on the ability of key political actors to control ministers… read more here.
Keywords: ministers corruption; post war; corruption; prime ministers ... See more keywords
Winston Churchill’s acute stroke in June 1953
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076818784544
Abstract: In the last week of May 1953, all of Britain had begun celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On 27 May 1953, Churchill, aged 79 years, spoke at a luncheon given before the… read more here.
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Prime ministers in waiting? Women leaders of the opposition in Westminster systems
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DOI: 10.1177/13540688231166873
Abstract: One of the key defining features of Westminster-type democracies is the acknowledgement of an official Opposition and a Leader of the Opposition typically referred to as a ‘prime minister in waiting’. This article focuses on… read more here.
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Party centralisation, internal cohesion and leadership security: How UK prime ministers compare to Japanese prime ministers
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DOI: 10.1177/20578911221106811
Abstract: This article considers UK prime ministers as leaders of their political parties. It evaluates the extent to which the three trends identified by Uchiyama in this issue, in relation to Japanese prime ministers, are replicated… read more here.
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