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From the war on science to the mismanaged war on terror, this volume outlines the disastrous consequences of the unchecked executive and issues a stern wake-up call to all who care about the fate of our long democratic experiment.
The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a nea…
The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a nea…
The George W. Bush administration's ambitious-even breathtaking-claims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bush's attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a nea…
"The Presidentialization of Politics shows how democratic political systems are coming to operate according to an essentially presidential logic, irrespective of their formal constitutional make-up. The logic of presidentialization is revealed in the growing power and autonomy o…
"This book examines the changing role of political parties and political leadership in fourteen modern democracies. As well as examining cross-national differences, it also analyses how modern democracies are increasingly following a presidential logic of governance"--Provided b…
Examines the changing role of political parties and political leadership in 14 modern democracies. It shows how modern democracies are increasingly following a presidential logic of governance, through which leadership is becoming more central and more powerful, but also increas…
Leading experts examine and compare the changing role of political parties and their leadership in 14 modern democracies. It is shown how they are increasingly following a presidential logic of governance, through which leadership is becoming more central and more powerful, but …