Constitutional Reform in Semipresidential Systems: Armenia, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine Compared

Description

Semipresidentialism is a prominent topic in the comparative study of political institutions, especially since it represented a popular choice of government for third wave democracies. While much research has been conducted on the origins and effects of semipresidentialism, less attention has been drawn to the evolution of semipresidential systems over time. While they have overall proven to be relatively stable in the first two decades of transition, there have been attempts at reducing presidential powers in almost all president-parliamentary countries. Since these countries often struggle with the consequences of excessive presidential powers, reforms that limit the powers of the executive can – as the literature states – be potentially beneficial to the overall development of democracy. The paper therefore aims at uncovering similarities and differences in processes of constitutional reform in four president-parliamentary countries.

Period	03.09.2014 → 06.09.2014
Event title	8th ECPR General Conference - ECPR 2014
Event type	Conference
Conference number	8
Organisers	University of Glasgow, The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Sponsor	The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Location	Glasgow, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International